Tag: Birds - Page 2
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NeighBirds: Brilliant, Modular Birdhouse Expands Into Bird Neighborhood (Photos)
NeighBirds birdhouses expand to keep bird families together and form a community.
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Birds Like My Butt - A New Excuse for Littering Smokers?
Do birds use cigarette butts in their nests because the toxins left in cigarette filters deter parasites?
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New Mexico's Mystery Bird Baffles Wildlife Experts
Among the countless birds of a feather assembled at a state refuge this Fall, one in particular has wildlife experts really scratching their heads.
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Light Pollution May Actually Help Some Migratory Birds
According to new research, coastal light pollution may help migratory birds forage for food during their typically lean wintering period.
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50 Forgotten Bird Songs Play in a Sydney Alley
An art installation in Australia reminds us of the destructive force of urbanization.
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Love-Struck Peacock Saves a Turkey From the Dinner Table
Not too long ago, Miss McFeathers had seemingly unbreakable plans for Christmas dinner -- as the main course. Lucky for her, things changed when she entered into a little interspecies romance.
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7 Shocking Facts About Your Thanksgiving Turkey
From the 'know where you food comes from' file, the truth behind your turkey dinner.
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Can Loving Penguins Inspire a Love of Math That Could Help Save Our Planet?
A scientist inspired by "The March of the Penguins" successfully models penguin huddling behavior, and hopes the penguins will interest people in math.
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Cornell Mini-Grants Available for Bird Projects, Events
Want to help educate people about urban birds? Cornell Lab of Ornithology has $200-$500 grants available.
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Unusual Birds From Caribbean and Arctic Seen in Northeast After Hurricane Sandy
It's pretty amazing to think that one of the effects of such a huge storm to bring in birds from so far away.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Weaverbirds Craft Amazing Nests
Weaverbirds spend and incredible amount of time and energy building their elaborate nests but the results are worth it!
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Pigeon is Puzzled After Hatching a Penguin
Sure, pigeons may seem rather easily startled -- but it's hard to blame this one for needing a double-take.
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Artists Takes Trash to New Heights as Habitat for Urban Birds
A Danish street artists upcyles trash into colorful tiny birdhouses for urban feathered friends.
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Photo of the Day: A Comical Bird in a Moment of Beauty
Puffins aren't always thought to be the most graceful of birds, but sometimes that exactly what they are.
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Capture Amazing Up-Close Images of Birds Eating with Bird Photo Booth
This stealthy device combines a camera with a bird feeder so you can get the most up-close photos of birds possible!
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Photo of the Day: Big Bold Bug Eyes!
An amazing up-close photo of a fly by photographer Thomas Shahan.
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First-of-Its-Kind Transgender Bird Spotted in New Zealand
Sometimes even a single member of a species still can turn heads by being wonderfully one-of-a-kind.
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Coop Du Jour: Chicken Coop Ledoux by Planda Architects
Perhaps the most elegant and reverential chicken coop design we have seen yet
