Mad at your ex? For Valentine’s Day, these bird lovers will name a rat after them and feed it to a raptor
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Inside a chilly enclosure, a 7-year-old peregrine falcon named Breland plucked at a frozen rat carcass ...
These Birds-Of-Paradise Are Glowing. Here’s Why It Matters
Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.
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Mad at your ex? For Valentine’s Day, this Alaska bird rescue center will name a rat after them and feed it to a raptor
Inside a chilly enclosure, a 7-year-old peregrine falcon named Breland plucked at a frozen rat carcass with her beak, tearing ...
BirdWatching Daily on MSN1d
15 Birds with Long Necks (with photos)
Ever wondered what role the neck serves? Besides holding the head in place, of course. Depending on the bird's diet and ...
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The 12 Smallest Birds in the World and Where to Find Them
It is not a real surprise that the smallest birds in the world belong to the family Trochilidae, commonly known as hummingbirds. However, even within the hummingbird family, there are large ...
Cold temperatures promote spread of a bird pink eye pathogen at winter feeders
A pathogen for bird pink eye remains viable on bird feeders in winter conditions much longer than in summer conditions ...
Utah’s most mysterious bird is best researched around Valentine’s Day. Here’s why.
Utah biologists have been studying the state’s most elusive bird to learn more about its behavior and how to protect it in harsh mountain environments.
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As bird flu circulates around the country, what’s the risk to Hilton Head’s wild birds?
A flock of birds flies over beach goers near Coligny Beach Park on Monday, August 3, 2020 on Hilton Head Island as tropical storm Isaias churns in the Atlantic Ocean as it makes its way up the ...
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As bird flu circulates around the country, what’s the risk to Hilton Head’s wild birds?
While the bird flu moves through poultry farms across the country, it’s effects extend beyond the cost of eggs on grocery store shelves. Reports of dead birds washing up on Lake Michigan and Cape ...
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Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals
The strain had previously been found only in birds and people. Most bird flu infections in dairy cattle in the US have been the B3.13 variant, or what’s become known as the “cattle clade.” ...
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What you should know about bird flu in the UK - and its impact on humans
The UK has been declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) - and bird "gatherings" have been banned in England and Wales in response to rising cases of bird flu. Strains of the virus have ...