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Kevin Myers: Buzzards are a novelty, and no threat to swallows, but the magpie had it coming
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom – Sep 14, 2014
Friday, September 14, 2014
Following this most accursed of summers, with the hay slain by the rain and lying in the muddy fields like lines of infantry on the Somme, the strangest things have been happening to our birdlife. Buzzards do not naturally live in this part of Leinster.
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Create Natural Nesting Sites
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Manage Your Backyard Bird Habitat to Attract Nesting Birds
© Rosemary Drisdelle
Apr 27, 2014
The right features can increase your chances of attracting nesting birds to your property and having wild birds nest and raise young in your backyard bird habitat.
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Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
.floridaconservation.org The Barn Swallow, with its long, deeply forked tail, is the most widely distributed swallow in the world. The North American population breeds from southern Alaska and Canada to Mexico. The birds winter from Panama to South America. Barn Swallows are found throughout Florida during migration. They are a local and increasingly common breeder […]
Unobtrusive rough-winged swallow is worth noticing
Birmingham News, AL – Aug 27, 2014 Sunday, August 27, 2014 We were driving through the Black Belt looking for kites, storks, anhingas and gallinules, when I noticed skeins of swallows on the wire. Northern rough-winged swallows, they were – seemingly a mile of rough-winged swallows. They were, to the general public, little brown birds on a […]
Facts About Chimney Swifts
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How the Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica, roosts, nests, and eats
© Rosemary Drisdelle
JUli 5,2014
North American chimneys east of the Rockies are often occupied by roosting flocks of Chimney Swifts. These birds are also tireless fliers-masters of the air.
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Bird’s Nest Soup – Asian Delicacy
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Bird Saliva Provides a Prized but Contentious Food
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Aug 23, 2014
What is bird’s nest soup, and why is it a source of conservation concern after centuries of East Asian tradition? Edible-nest swiftlets are in decline.
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Golden Island Bird's Nest Chiu Chau Restaurant
foodtourist.com Credit Cards: MC, Visa, AE Open: Lunch and dinner daily Price: Moderate Score (/20): 13 Reviewed By Sue Dyson and Roger McShane Make sure that you get out at the right floor at this restaurant otherwise you might find yourself in the middle of some entertainment that is different to what you expect! You […]
Birds Nest ( wi Hoog norn rung )
.khiewchanta.com A fun way to get children to eat their food – baby chicks made from potatoes and breaded shrimp in a nest of noodles. The noodles are optional, the birds look just as good if served in a basket. Ingredients 200 gms Big Potatoes 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 10 Shrimp 2 Garlic Cloves 1/2 Teaspoon […]
Researchers work to ensure rare bird's survival
CNN – 7 hours ago LAKE PLACID, New York (AP) — As dusk shrouded the summit of Whiteface Mountain, Juan Klavins aimed his headlamp at the bird in his left hand, its head between his fingers and its wing extended to expose a crimson vein. The 26-year-old Argentine researcher deftly pierced transparent skin with a hypodermic […]