The latest highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1)—otherwise known as bird flu—outbreak among wild and farmed birds requires an unprecedented …
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Bird News
The Leduc Naturalist: Bird flu and bird watching
Last year I wrote that wild birds could act as carriers of bird influenza but often did not develop symptoms, nor succumb to the disease.
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Compelling new book makes plea to save birds, starting in your back yard – Star Tribune
… explore birds and the places they seek shelter. Peterson, known for his many birding guidebooks, recounted the trip in the book “Wild America.
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These parrots can video call each other. It shows benefits of virtual bird friendships, researchers say.
Researchers are looking at ways to connect the estimated 20 million pet birds living in the United States with each other.
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Preseason scouting is key: Into the sound of the wild turkey – Hornell Evening Tribune
Turkey hunters scout where the birds are staging, their roosts, their movement and feeding areas. This is when hunters begin running turkey calls.
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Yvonne Jacquette, Who Made Aerial Paintings of Cities, Is Dead at 88 – ARTnews.com
Courtesy DC Moore Gallery. Yvonne Jacquette, whose studies from a bird’s-eye view reimagined the world as a tapestry of texture and color, died on …
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Carnival of colors: Valley View resident raises, breeds, trains birds in Harlingen
Michael Zaker’s birds in their birdie backpack. Zaker is a resident at Valley View Independent Living in Harlingen. (Courtesy: Valley View Senior …
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Researchers teach parrots to make video calls – WeirdNews – Dunya News
NEW YORK (Web Desk) – Researchers from the United States and Scotland said they taught pet parrots how to make video calls, and the birds …
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Nest western: UK’s vulnerable kittiwakes flock to bird hotels – The Guardian
A gull-like seabird stands over its chick in a nest on the ledge of · A close-up of Birds nesting on ledges that are part of a triangular bird · An …
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Peak District bird of prey scheme ends as wildlife crime continues – BBC News
Officials say the project to re-establish bird populations no longer delivers “meaningful change”.
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