Going to the Birds


Epoch Times, NY – Jul 4, 2014
By Ron Haering
Special to The Epoch Times

The city of Khota Bharu in far north-east Malaysia is literally going to the birds  or more precisely, bird’s nest soup. Over two hundred buildings, some seven stories high, have been converted into giant open aviaries to service the lucrative business of farming edible swiftlet nests  renowned in Chinese culture for their health benefits.
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House sparrows horn in on swallow nests

Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune – Jul 12 12:14 PM Q In early July, I noticed that house sparrows had moved into the nests of the cliff swallows on the west side of our building at work. Swallows occupied most of the nests through June, but after July 4, sparrows resided in most of them. Did the sparrows […]

Protected birds nest in Biltmore's break room

Tom Meyer Bonanza staff writer July 23, 2014 North Lake Tahoe Bonanza – Jul 23 3:03 AM For the staff at the Biltmore Tahoe Lodge and Casino, the outdoor break area is a place to take a deep breath, enjoy a smoke, make a phone call, or grab a quick meal before heading back to the floor. […]

Avian architects — Cliff swallows use materials ‘at beak’ to construct colonies of sturdy nests


Dunn County News, WI – Jul 23, 2014
By Dennis Weibel, Red Cedar Notebook

Last month, millions of people from around the world took part in the Internet vote to name seven new “Wonders of the World.” It seems that some folks were disappointed that only one of the original wonders was still in existence. They longed for a new list of wondrous architectural achievements, ones that could be viewed and visited in the 21st century.
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Corp ventures into bird’s nest farming

The Star Online – Jul 16 4:41 PM By SIMON KHOO PEKAN: The Pekan Farmers Corporation will be the first organisation in the district to venture into commercial swift bird’s nest farming.  If successful, the industry is expected to fetch a market price of at RM5,000 a kg for the commodity.   State Health, Social […]

Barn Swallow ,Life Histories of North America Birds,A.C.Bent

birdsbybent.com Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica The familiar barn swallow is widely distributed over most of North America, breeding from northwestern Alaska to Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast, including much of Canada and the United States. Everybody who notices birds at all knows, admires, and loves the graceful, friendly barn swallow. No […]

The Swallow and the Other Birds

pagebypagebooks.com Aesop’s Fables It happened that a Countryman was sowing some hemp seeds in a field where a Swallow and some other birds were hopping about picking up their food. “Beware of that man,” quoth the Swallow. “Why, what is he doing?” said the others. “That is hemp seed he is sowing; be careful to […]