For $2 a bird, this man traps Glendive’s pigeons
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — If feral peafowl caused enough of a nuisance in 1990s Tampa Bay, Florida, you’d call Bryan Cleveland. “You’d have 150 peacocks in a very upper-class neighborhood,” he said. “And...
View ArticleMissing Washington hawk ‘likely to land on shoulders’ found
A missing bird of prey with a habit of landing on people’s shoulders has been found. Mark Render, 25, from Washington, had stressed the Harris hawk would not attack residents or their pets. “In the...
View ArticleKECH THE BIRDIE Moroccan golf is just Par-fect… and the Pigeon pasties aren’t...
It is filo pastry filled with minced pigeon meat and almonds. A bit different to the bacon sarnies of UK golf clubs but then golfing in Marrakech is different, too. And you won’t have to contend with...
View ArticleKENNY BAYLESS: Pair have unique hobby racing their ‘Thoroughbreds of the Sky’
Russ Osmond and Harley Smithson III have a very unique hobby, raising and racing homing pigeons. They call their feathered friends “Thoroughbreds of the Sky,” like race horses. Osmond is the president...
View ArticleBirding: Innate traits help some birds with orientation
The fall migration is on the decline now, with most of our flycatchers, swallows and warblers gone for the next seven months. All of these birds depend on insects for their sustenance, a resource in...
View ArticleDon’t Bombard Animals
Diwali is one of those times when animals — both pets and strays — become highly agitated and panicky because of their inability to bear high-decibel sounds. In fact, it is during this festival of...
View ArticleWho needs to be told this? Notorious public housing complex residents warned...
Residents of Sydney’s most notorious public housing complex are being told not to feed the local rats, as the city is plagued by a worsening rodent problem. A day after pictures emerged of a rat the...
View ArticleIs the Yellow-breasted Bunting the next Passenger Pigeon?
We are all familiar with the cautionary tale of the Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius — once the most abundant species in North America, and possibly the entire world. Numbering well into the...
View ArticleBack to the BUND
The view of the lake from the Krishnadevaraya statue on Tank Bund is just spectacular. As traffic zips past on the busy road, the statue of Buddha shimmers in the evening sun; the concrete structures,...
View ArticleSquamish residents charmed by friendly pigeons lost in smoke
This summer’s wildfire season left both humans and their pets struggling in thick smoke – but the late haze that wafted through Squamish in September might have rerouted some professional pigeons from...
View ArticleLiving in communion with nature
Living in communion with nature has never been a tall order for Shyam Kumar, who chooses to wake up to the sounds of chirping birds, rather than the variable alarm on his mobile. He loves to sit in the...
View ArticleRecap: Pigeon Man avoids jail and more cases at Bath Magistrates’ Court
Paul Charlton aka Pigeon Man is due to be sentenced this morning for breaking an order barring him from feeding birds. Charlton, of no fixed address, is a well-known figure in Bath, often seen under...
View ArticlePaul ‘Pigeon Man’ Charlton avoids jail and vows immediate return to feeding...
Bath’s Pigeon Man avoided jail for repeatedly feeding birds in the city centre – and has vowed to continue doing so. In an explosive court hearing Paul Charlton was given 12 weeks in prison, suspended...
View ArticlePlans to bulldoze Bletchley’s huge empty Co-op building
The news has been hailed as a shot in the arm for the flagging town centre, as well as a means to provide much-needed local housing. Bletchley Labour councillor Mohammed Khan has spent the past 18...
View ArticleAir-mail: ‘Harold’ the dove sends postman into a flap in Long Stratton
The bird, known locally as Harold, has become a popular part of the community and regular visits people inside their homes. Collared Dove called Harold among other names with postman David Chamberlain...
View ArticleDove (not mourning) hunting goes year round in Oregon and Washington
Don Hickman lives on Sauvie Island, but hunts ducks at a friend’s farm. …Which is where he was pleasantly surprised to take three banded mallards Wednesday. A single banded mallard – bands are used on...
View ArticleStill the greatest show of them all
FOR almost 200 years, it has been the place where country meets city in a celebration of all things Tasmanian. The annual Royal Hobart Show starts on Wednesday and organisers, exhibitors and members...
View ArticleThe Anxiety of Pigeons
Many of the buildings in the center of Madrid have interior and exterior apartments. An exterior apartment borders the street, while an interior one meets the apartment building on the parallel street....
View ArticleDiwali not a festival but a nightmare for dogs and birds
The noise can leave the animals deaf and the smoke can cause the breathing related problems to animals, claim veterinary doctors, Thane : Animals are the worst affected by the smog and noise of...
View ArticleNatural World: Once They’re Gone…
Our power to send a species into oblivion was first documented in 1598 when Portuguese sailors landing on the shores of the Southeast African island of Mauritius, discovered a previously unknown...
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