Tag: Birds - Page 10
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Man "Walking for Green Peace" Kicks Seagull to Death, Charged with Animal Abuse
Jeremy Lowengard of East Harlem in New York City is a member of the national Student Conservation Association, and on his profile wrote that he loves "being outdoors and working with my hands." But on a visit
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Noise Pollution Causing Songbirds To Cheat On Each Other
Noise pollution from humans is guilty of many things -- causing whales to lose their way, killing giant squid, leading baby fish away from good habitat, and generally stressing out animals. But while we know noise
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Penguin Heads Home After Making a Rare Wrong Turn
Two months ago, on a sandy stretch of coastline in north-western New Zealand, the most peculiar creature waddled ashore -- and straight into the hearts of animal-lovers the world over. Biologists said that the young Emperor penguin
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Awesome Birdhouse Tricks Drivers Into Slowing Down
If building a house for local birds is awesome, and getting motorists to drive safer is awesome, too, then retiree Ian Magee may have single-handedly invented one of the awesomest things ever. Faced with a steady stream of
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TED Talk: How Over 40,000 Penguins Were Rescued From An Oil Spill
Dyan deNapoli feels very strongly that when an oil spill occurs, oiled animals should be cleaned and released. Every animal, she states, should have a second chance at life. Her reasons for feeling strongly about the
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10 High-Function, Low Impact Birdfeeders (Slideshow)
Make your backyard a haven for local birds with these chic feeders -- some of which are aimed specifically at certain breeds, and all of which use recycled, upcycled, or biodegradable materials.
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10 High-Function, Low Impact Birdfeeders
Make your backyard a haven for local birds with these chic feeders -- some of which are aimed specifically at certain breeds, and all of which use recycled, upcycled, or biodegradable materials. Traffic Light Feeder from Red Yellow & Blue InkWhile plent
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Treetop Cameras Capture First Flight of Osprey Chick (Video)
Ospreys are a rare sight in England. In 2009, a pair set records as the first to breed in England for 200 years. A second pair broke records again this year, as it made Kielder
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Poor Water Management, Increased Salt Production Threaten Flamingo Boom in Central Turkey
Heavy rainfall this year in Central Anatolia has been good for Turkey's flamingo population. But plans to ramp up salt production in Tuz Gölü (Salt Lake) could leave the situation considerably less, well, rosy for the gangly pink birds.
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Robotic Seagull Attracts a Real Flock of Seagulls (Video)
A few months ago we wrote about a mechanical seagull that rivals the real thing in how lifelike it looks on the wing. Well, turns out it can fool even members of the species it is mimicking. The robotic seagull was tested
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Adorable, But Threatened, Chicks Call Cargill's Old Salt Ponds Home (Pics)
Friend and fellow photographer Rebecca Jackrel knows the quickest way to my heart -- invite me out into the field with a camera to photograph, well, pretty much any living thing. She invited me along for a trip with Caitlin
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Peacock That Left Zoo for 5th Avenue Flies Home
Public relations-wise, this one is a mixed bag for New York City's Central Park Zoo. On Tuesday, a peacock left the zoo for an apartment on 5th Avenue (meaning the building's window ledge). And
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Designer Let's Nature Do Art, naturalment! (Photos + Video)
When I entered the Gallery Art & Design in Poblenou, Barcelona, it was the odd smell I noticed first. Very faint, but it reminded me of something far away. Large pieces of art are scattered around the big white gallery
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Mom Fined $535 After Her Daughter Saved a Baby Bird
If a nation can be judged for how they treat their animals -- does the same apply for how it rewards those who treat them well? When 11-year-old Skylar Capo of Fredericksberg, Virgina, saw an abandoned baby woodpecker in her
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Slow Eggs from Native Chicken Get Attention Again
In and around Barcelona slow food and local delicatessen have become quite the thing lately. Projects like the slow food restaurant Fastvínic or the happy pig farm Finca del Saüc are popping up like mushrooms. Via the blog
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See New York City's Herons and Egrets On a Sunset EcoCruise This Summer
The wildlife living in the East River between NYC's bridges is often overlooked. Most people don't realize that New York is an archipelago of islands
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What? Rats and Pigeons Aren't Wildlife? Sir David Attenborough On Urban Estrangement From Nature
On a boat trip up the Bosphorus last weekend, our crew of urban-dwellers practically capsized the ship by racing to one side to catch a glimpse of dolphins bobbing through the waves.
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An Eco-Conscious Shoe Company Delivers via Carrier Pigeon (Video)
When Chris and Mat started their shoe company, Jojo, they had the environment in mind. That's why delivering the product to customers was so problematic: carbon emissions. So the duo settled on a delivery system that
