Today, as usual, I went up to the corner shop at about 6:30 in the morning to buy my newspaper. When I came back I noticed a couple of pigeons on top of a wall. They were clearly courting. They appeared to be in love. …
Is the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms implicated in animal cruelty because of her involvement in pigeon racing? The Queen has been sending birds to the South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race for about 20 years. The pigeons are kept …
At Highgate Ponds on Hampstead Heath, London, lived a “married” couple of swans. They were committed to be married for life although sometimes divorces happen. Although contentedly married tragedy struck in 2016. The male swan (cob) hit a building while they were flying together. He …
There are benefits to the coronavirus lockdowns which many countries have adopted. We should learn from them and try to recreate these benefits while maintaining a viable economy. At the moment wildlife benefits but humans don’t because of the economic damage caused by an enforced …
Open the champagne, New York City (NYC) will take foie gras off the menu in 2022. NYC is the home of dining on expense accounts according to The Times and a popular menu item is foie gras. Unfortunately foie gras is created from animal cruelty. …
It is reported in The Times newspaper that the African Penguin is under a genuine threat of extinction because of a lack of food. Their numbers have declined by 20% in five years, the South African government says. It is affecting other seabirds and marine …
An almost three-year drought over much of northern New South Wales has left the land tinder-dry leading to bushfires over nearly 230,000 acres causing birds to fall dead out of the sky and many homes to be razed to the ground. The intensity of the …
The film Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger has become a reality but with birds not people. Scientists have found a way to implant into birds an artificial memory regarding their song. They did the experiment with zebra finches. This species of Australian bird learn their …
This smart cockatoo decided to entertain himself (or herself) by lifting a long line of anti-bird spikes from a building in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Autralia. It is an act of rebellious vandalisim labelled, “Fuck the police” by the guy who …
