Tag: Birds - Page 4
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Brass Birdhouse Made From 2,500 Reclaimed Bullets
Hundreds of pieces of spent ammunition are reclaimed for this striking birdhouse that bristles with bullets.
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Bird Charity to Build Gigantic Wind Turbine
If some opponents of wind power are to be believed, turbines are mass killers of birdlife. Someone should inform the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
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The California Condor, Now Just Starting to Recover, Faces Threat of Lead Poisoning
After almost going extinct, California Condor population has rebounded to over 400 individuals, making it more viable for the long-term. But that recovery is under threat from lead poisoning.
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4 Ways to Participate in National Pollinator Week
It's National Pollinator Week! Start a garden, encourage pollinators, or join an event in your area.
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Levick's 'Sexual Habits of the Adélie Penguin' Published After a Century of Censorship
Staff Surgeon Levick considered some penguin sexual behaviors, observed during an expedition in 1910, so depraved that he wrote them in code.
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Gardener Hopes to Teach Kids About Birds Using LEGOs
Gardener and bird lover Thomas Poulsom has created a rather stunning series of LEGO birds that he is petitioning the LEGO company to actually build.
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Osprey Eggs Ready to Hatch, Watch on this Livestream
Ever wonder what it's like in the nest of an osprey when the chicks hatch? You can find out, and watch the chicks grow up, thanks to these live webcam feeds.
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Amazing Garden Sculptures Made with LEGO Bricks at Reiman Gardens
Reiman Gardens in Iowa hosts the first ever public garden display of LEGO brick sculptures.
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Woman Seeks Help For Rescued Birds, Authorities Shoot Them Instead
After finding three helpless baby birds in her yard, Cheryl Greyer called for help -- but instead of receiving rescue from authorities, the robin chicks were swiftly executed.
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New Technology to Record Bird Songs Reveals Clues to Habitat and Climate Impacts
Oregon State University has devised a way to record and analyze multiple bird sounds at once, making it easier to understand how species are doing.
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These 100-Year-Old Aerial Photos Were Taken by Pigeons
Although pigeons nowadays are largely regarded as grubby urban pests, in the not-too-distant past, their service to mankind was much loftier indeed.
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California Condor Population Rebounds to 405 After Near Extinction
30 years ago, efforts began to save the California condor, an iconic species on the brink of extinction. Since then, a lot of progress has been made...
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Gay Penguin Pair Adopt an Egg to Raise as Their Own
"They love each other as if they were male and female, courting each other the same," says one zoo staffer. "But what they want is what they lack: to raise a chick."
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5 Creative IKEA Hacks for the Garden
Hack these IKEA products into something new for your garden.
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Most Popular Articles of April: 1 Man Plants a Forest, the Swimsuit Issue, and More
The most popular articles of the month include an Indian man who planted a forest by himself, sexy eco swimsuits, a new solar cell that absorbs 99.7% of all light, chickens being fed Prozac, and more.
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6.8 Million Birds Die Because of Communication Towers in North America Each Year
Every single year, the 84,000 communication towers spread around North-America kill an estimated 6.8 million birds. Some of these towers can be 2,000 feet high and surrounded by a large number of dangerous guy wires.
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Bowerbirds Plant Flowers While Impressing Their Mates
Leave it to a love-struck bird to make our romantic gestures seem suddenly sub par.
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The Week in Animal News: Cyborg Lobsters, Painting Parrots and More
A research team has implanted cells into a lobster to use it to produce electricity. A parrot paints pictures of parrots, dead bugs get memorial and more.
