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creativehomemaking.com
by Rachel Paxton
The Bird’s Nest Spruce is one of the most common dwarf evergreen shrubs. It is a member of the Norway Spruce (Picea abies) family; its Latin name is ‘Nidiformis’. This attractive, low-growing shrub gets its name from a depression in the center that makes it look like a bird’s nest.
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mirabilis.ca From the Globe and Mail, Soup good, bad for you. Bird’s nest soup — maybe that should be bird spit soup — seems to be both unexpectedly healthy and potentially harmful for those who relish its exotic taste. A chemical analysis by Massimo Marcone of the University of Guelph of several edible nests made […]

Corpus Christi Caller 8/12/2014 Probably because of the climactic change, some unexpected birds have turned up here this summer. I consider the little titmouse calling in my neighborhood somewhat out of place. Several hooded orioles have been seen at feeders and therefore probably nested. One at the home of Erwin Becker, off Ennis Joslin Road, […]

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MARCONE Massimo F. (1) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Department of Food Science, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont., N1 G 2 W1, CANADA
Résumé / Abstract
A few species of swiflets (genus Aerodramus) build edible nests that are consumed by humans worldwide, as a delicacy known as the Caviar of the East or as a medicinal food.

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Providence Journal, RI – Aug 4, 2014 The flash of blue is unmistakable. There is no other blue quite like it; probably no other color among wild creatures is as compelling. That blue stops me every time. A male bluebird has flown in and landed on a stump in a pasture. Just like that, all the other […]

Nevada Appeal, NV – Jul 23, 2014 Tom Meyer Bonanza staff writer July 23, 2014 Print Email 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. […]

Rocky Mountain News, CO – 1 hour ago
By Mary Taylor Young, Special to the News
August 14, 2014
The bluebirds have flown.

That’s what we discovered this month when we checked our trail of bluebird nest boxes in Las Animas County, west of Trinidad.
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extension.osu.edu/ Writer: Kurt Knebusch knebusch.1@osu.edu 330-263-3776 Dear Twig: Why do they call it birds’ nest soup? Is it really made out of birds’ nests? In short: Yes. Birds’ nest soup is a Chinese dish that is made from the nest of a bird called the swiftlet. Swiftlets are small, fast birds of southeast Asia. They […]

publish.csiro.au MK Tarburton Abstract The Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus leucophaeus sawtelli builds most of its nests from lichen, fibre from the crown of the coconut tree and saliva. Nests were smaller and less often placed in total darkness than those of other species that also have two chicks. Most nests were built in September and the […]

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Was sitting at home on Saturday night, enjoying a repeat of Iron Chef. Theme ingredient: Swallow’s Nest. I hear you ask WHAT? Which is exactly what I did. Very quickly worked out it was a delicacy in Chinese cooking, and by god… EXPENSIVE. Only to be served when the Emperer shows up. (In case you’re wondering, if the friends pop over, then you should serve sea cucumbers. Who knew?). Now, the chefs did their thing with US$24,000 worth of Swallow’s Nest. Broke the budget for the show apparently. We got to the end of the show somewhat intrigued. What is Swallow’s Nest?
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