http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7762039 The next time you take a Thai Airways flight to China, a passenger with a wingspan of 9.2 feet and a taste for rotting carcasses may also be on board… Dick Cheney flies coach?
Category Archives: Birds
Collective Nouns for Birds
http://www.palomaraudubon.org/collective.html Is there anything more enjoyable than uncovering a new squee of collective nouns?
Starlings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfkexGdmmQk Having lived in a starling-infested neighbourhood, the smell of this street is disgusting to contemplate, but I’ve never seen bird behaviour like this, so the site merits a thumbs-up. Thousands of birds bending a tree under their collective weight. Holy (bird) crap!
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http://www.devilducky.com/media/46386/ More on David Attenborough later, as I’m busy listening to his Zoo Quest for a Dragon audiobook, but I must link to this fantastic video from his Life of Birds series. This is a lyrebird, second to none as a mimic, even if it involves cribbing from the local humans. Given the sounds it […]
BBC NEWS | UK | Parrot squawks on womans affair
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/4619764.stm Another nick from Herald‘s magical page, this is by far the best story of the day: A parrot owner was alerted to his girlfriend’s infidelity when his talkative pet let the cat out of the bag by squawking “I love you Gary”. Suzy Collins had been meeting ex-work colleague “Gary” for four months in […]
All About Cockatoos – MyToos.com
http://www.mytoos.com/ Important info for anyone thinking about buying a large bird. They’re beautiful and personable, but demanding pets.