15
May
Wind energy may be cost efficient, but it’s costing us over half a million birds each year.
15
May
Wind energy may be cost efficient, but it’s costing us over half a million birds each year.
30
Apr
Commuting critters: 6 animals that ride public transportation
Whether they’re in search of a snack or just along for the ride, these animals are boarding buses and trains across the globe.
23
Apr
Live webcam uncovers osprey love triangle
As one osprey pair reveals, monogamy is not always the way it works out.
01
Apr
Harry Potter fans buy pet owls, then dump them
Owls are becoming popular pets thanks to Harry Potter, but what happens to them once the fantasy fades?
An eastern screech-owl hides in a tiny hole in a tree in Providence, Rhode Island. Photographer Peter Green spent two years attempting to capture the moment after being tipped off by friends about the bird’s quirky behaviour | image by Peter Green
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29
Mar
Photo of the day: Massive egg of extinct flightless bird up for auction
James Hyslop, a Scientific Specialist at Christie’s auction house, holds up a complete sub-fossilized elephant bird egg on March 27 in London, England.
The elephant bird egg, which is about 100 times the size of an average chicken egg, is expected to fetch up to $45,000 when it is auctioned off in Christie’s “Travel, Science and Natural History” sale on April 24.
It’s not just bees: Popular pesticides are killing birds, too
Runoff from neonicotinoid pesticides get absorbed into soil and can coat the seeds that many birds eat.
26
Mar
Who caused the extinction of more than 1,000 bird species? We did
Between 700 and 3,500 years ago, ancient seafarers colonized the remote islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean, hunting local birds and deforesting the islands.
20
Mar
barn owl
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