Traffic noise in cities means that birds sing more loudly than they would normally and with less variety in their song. Prof Derryberry from the University Of Tennessee said in the journal Science that the behavior is similar to that … Continue reading →
This is another brilliant video from Martin of the South West Wildlife Foundation of Utah (and thanks to his wife for the filming). Martin has almost 50 years experience in rescuing birds of prey and therefore he knows the illnesses, … Continue reading →
There is a beauty in the way Martin, the guy rescuing these birds of prey, behaves and in the way he handles the birds. He’s incredibly practical and down-to-earth and he knows his birds back to front. He’s been doing … Continue reading →
This sanctuary for mainly parrots is in Del mar, California, USA. I have begun to fall in love with parrots. They are adorable and you can see the intelligence in their eyes and their behaviour. In this instance a young … Continue reading →
The video provides the public with a very in-depth and interesting tour of a spectacular parrot rescue facility outside Denver, USA called the Gabriel Foundation Parrot Rescue. There are over 500 parrots in this enormous facility with a beautiful outside … Continue reading →
This is the story of a parrot who hated people. He plucked himself so much he became semi-nude. There are many reasons for over plucking and one of them is stress and boredom. In other words conditions due to an … Continue reading →
Martin, the guy in the video, who has 50 years of rescuing animals and who is a specialist in rescuing and rehabilitating eagles says that wildlife rehabilitators normally only survive for about three or four years because of the emotional … Continue reading →
NEWS AND ANALYSIS: The RSPB in the UK has criticised the British government for missing wildlife conservation targets and misleading the public in their efforts concerning conservation. They argue that Britain has lost a decade in terms of wildlife conservation. … Continue reading →
Researchers have decided that seagulls have an aversion to the human gaze. They approached herring gulls both when looking at the ground or looking directly at the birds. When they were approached by people looking at the ground, rather than … Continue reading →
The relationship between seagulls and people in Scarborough, Yorkshire can be a little bit stressful because the seagulls are quite aggressive, confident and bold and they like to eat chips and ice cream. They swoop down to steal the ice … Continue reading →
Did you know that songbirds need to warm up like an opera singer before the dawn chorus and birds sing jazz for pleasure? It’s true. Researchers have now discovered that highly sociable house sparrows learn from each other and they … Continue reading →
The turtle dove population has declined by 78 percent between 1980 and 2015 due to sport hunting, shrinking habitat and disease (src: The Times). They spend two thirds of the year in sub-Saharan West Africa and the remainder of the … Continue reading →
Professor Lauren Riters, the lead scientist in a study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is published in the journal Scientific Reports believes that when birds sing for pleasure they like to sing jazz! Comment: they don’t know it is … Continue reading →
Birds are prone to a phenomenon known as “motion smear”. It makes the rotating blades of wind turbines invisible them. Therefore, the rotating blades occasionally kill birds such as snipe and golden plovers and also birds of prey such as … Continue reading →
Wales’s last golden eagle has been found dead. It is believed that she was 15 or 16 years old. The cause of death is being investigated but it appears to be natural. She was found by a walker after she … Continue reading →
The Earl of Hopetoun is Andrew Hope. His family has owned the Leadhills estate of 19,500 acres for 300 years. It is farmland and moorland across South Lancashire. It has a reputation, it is reported in The Times, as an … Continue reading →
NEWS-VIEWS-OPINION: I am sure that I am not the only one who is noticing discarded facemasks on the pavement or roads and even on country walks. It is occurring in any country. I live in the UK and is certainly … Continue reading →
A man-made nest carefully constructed by volunteers by placing sticks on a remote cliff where the remains of an old nest had been, has encouraged and indeed succeeded in attracting a golden eagle to rear her young on a Highland … Continue reading →
The Countryside Alliance decided to fight back because currently there is a lot of negative discussion about shooting birds for pleasure which essentially is what grouse shooting is. Perhaps the coronavirus pandemic has made people more sensitive towards our animal … Continue reading →
A team of scientists at Universidade Federald de Goiás have worked out, through a complex calculation, that the value of see bird droppings or guano is worth £840 million a year in terms of fertilising crops and delivering nutrients to … Continue reading →
