Category: Articles

26 JUL

Swallows swoop to Mozart at concert

Victoria Times Colonist (Registration Required) 7/11/2014 Sarah Petrescu, Times Colonist Published: Tuesday, July 11, 2014 WHAT: Concert in the Barn at Penfold Farm WHERE: Penfold Farm, 1444 Maple Bay Rd., Duncan WHEN: Sunday, July 9 FOR MORE INFO: 250-746-8654 – – – With its country-barn setting, surrounding gardens and winding-drive location, the concert at Penfold […]

26 JUL

Swallows fledge at Mellieha nest

Times of Malta 19 hours ago Natalino Fenech Four young swallows raised in a mud nest in a garage complex at Tas-Sellum, Mellieha, have fledged and left the nest in the middle of last week after hatching on July 7. Another pair of swallows have bred somewhere in Xaghra, as a family party of two […]

26 JUL

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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25 JUL

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 […]

25 JUL

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. […]

25 JUL

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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21 JUL

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 […]