Lots of woodpeckers have taken to the suet feeders over the last few weeks. Their human admirer has upgraded their previously boring suet cake feeder... to the more upscale and apparently supreme peanut / suet log.
Goose hunting gone (a)fowl
A falling goose hit a waterfowl hunter near the Miles River on the state's eastern shore, knocking him out and causing head and facial injuries. He's in stable condition. (Image credit: Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP/Getty Images) via Hunter Knocked Unconscious By Falling, Dead Goose Shot By His Hunting Party — News : NPR
Hatchline: new bird-related online resource
Welcome to Hatchline, a news, issues and historiography page dedicated to providing in-depth and informative articles that speak to current issues as well as the plight and conditions of birds and their natural environments around the world. Click here to check out our first two captivating articles on the birds of Cuba and Mauritius. Learn […] …
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Writings on birds
We are thrilled to share our first Horus submissions! Thank you to Mark Labarre for his poetry entry, “You Knew Us Before We Met“, and to Claire Longworth for her essay “A second chance at forever home”, about her sweet Renee. Please click here to read these wonderfully written submissions! via Reader’s Submissions to Horus — …
Polar Bear Starvation & Global Warming
New science sheds more light on recent controversy over how much the large carnivores are being impacted by melting sea ice. via Polar Bears Really Are Starving Because of Global Warming, Study Shows — National Geographic News
Keeping our birds safe
by Tiellover Word went out from a local bird club about a tragic case of dog vs. bird. A 30 year-old double yellow-headed Amazon had played regularly with the family dog, without incident. The bird was allowed to roam the floors freely and walked up to the dog’s food dish. The bird, being a bird, […] …
The Round Up
There’s been a lot of birb activity over the last two weeks and we’ve managed to, again, assemble some of the very best! Click here to catch up on the latest ‘Birb Happenings’ from social media! via Birb Happenings via The Round Up! — BirbObserver
World Wetlands Day, Feb. 2nd
Tomorrow, February 2nd is World Wetlands Day. This year’s theme is Sustainable Urban Wetlands. Currently half the world’s population lives in urban settings, but by 2050 that figure will be 66 percent. Shrinking wetlands will not only have huge impacts on wildlife, but their decline also affects the livability of cities. Read the latest Birds […] …
Valentine’s Day… show your birb love!
You love your birb so much you can’t help but splash social media with gorgeous pics of them right? Well then, enter our Valentine’s Day ‘Love Is…” Contest to win a prize for your birb photo creativity! Follow @BirbObserver on Twitter or BirbObserver on Instagram or Facebook, post your bird-related photo with a caption that …
Sailing into the Industrial Revolution
Economists have long seen the Industrial Revolution as a transformation of belching coal stacks and fiery furnaces. That’s not wrong, but it misses the sweeping changes that occurred across the British economy, setting the stage for our modern world. Two economists from the University College Dublin wanted to see how 18th century British advancements were… via …
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