The Holidays Bring A New Animated Film To The Screen With “Migration”
“Migration” hits theaters on December 22. Birds have had an exciting time of it at the movies. Over the years, birds and others have been featured in TV series (Fred the Cockatoo in Baretta, for one)....
View ArticleFamily Discovers Young Owl in Christmas Tree
A Kentucky family was startled to learn that an owl was found in their Christmas tree! Surely the owl was startled to find itself indoors. Christmas holidays bring a rush of traditional joys that many...
View ArticleGreen Jays Venture From the Tropics
A Green Jay perches on a branch on a cloudy summer day at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Reserve in the Rio Grande Valley of Southern Texas.Photo by Mark Olsen on Unsplash We’re fondly aware of...
View ArticleStudy Explores The Brain Pathways Of Parrots’ Vocal Abilities
Amazon parrot. Photo by Jon Leclainche on Unsplash As science grows smarter and more sophisticated, the study of many things becomes much more in-depth. We are now not only able to discover new and...
View ArticleUltimate Avian Artworks? Lego® Macaw Build Kits Offer Fun & Decor
The LEGO® Macaw Parrots building set is part of its Fauna Collection. Lego has a magnificent history of releasing interesting new build sets featuring many facets of popular culture. Their colorful and...
View ArticleBuilding Design Can Guide Birds to Safer Skies
Migrating songbirds like the Swainson’s Thrush are at the highest risk of building collisions.TonyCastro, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The tragedy of bird migration deaths has become a top-desk...
View ArticleOne Year Out, Flaco is Still Central Park’s Resilient Owl About Town
Last year, a dramatic escape occurred at New York City’s famed Central Park from what is a stop of renown, the Central Park Zoo. On February 2 of 2023, vandals had cut into the enclosure that housed a...
View ArticleNew Study Dives Into The Reasons Why Parrots Dunk Their Food
A new study with Goffin’s cockatoos set out to discover why parrot’s dunk their food. Lee from Washington State, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons It’s never been a secret that the human...
View ArticleNYC Mourns Its Celebrity Owl Flaco After Sudden Tragedy
Nan Knighton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons This bit of sad news concerning NYC’s Central Park resident, Flaco, cannot be avoided for several reasons. Chief among those is the high popularity...
View ArticleAvian Thermometers – How Birds Regulate Body Heat Through Legs & Beaks
Photo by Jacob Spaccavento on Unsplash As our climate changes, concerns go not only to how humans will adapt but how Earth’s many creatures will equally adapt to the world around them. Their processes...
View ArticleSurprising Adaptations: Study Sheds Light On How City Birds Reacted to Covid-19
Rose-winged parakeets were some of the birds observed in the study on birds’ habits when cities became empty during COVID lockdowns .Photo by Sumeet Mishra on Unsplash In a groundbreaking study during...
View ArticleFeathered Sun Worshippers: The Surprising Benefits for Birds
Photo by Jennifer Uppendahl on Unsplash Sunshine has sufficiently given an untold number of sunbathers warmth and a kind of meditative period as well. But did you know that other animals are equally...
View ArticleDo Birds Dream? New Study Reveals Fascinating Insights
Photo by Angel Luciano on Unsplash One of the great mysteries of humans is why we dream. Dreaming – as far as we can determine – is a necessary function that suggests the ability to process the mental...
View ArticleRochelle the Hawk: A Decade on Traffic Camera
A red-tailed hawk chose a peculiar spot to build a nest; it’s on top of a 150-foot camera pole designed to monitor the highway SH114 and its Rochelle Blvd crossing in Irving, TX. The tales of specific...
View ArticleNew Study Looks at Tablets as Cognitive Tools for Parrot Companions
Image by Mullerelles from Pixabay A recent study further explores tablet use in companion birds by creating a unique game that encouraged balloon-popping (displayed as a large single red dot) in a...
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