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From The Star  earthisland.org/borneo/news Over-exploitation of edible birds’ nest in the Mulu National Park may inflict irreparable damage to the ecosystem in the world heritage site. Royal Mulu Resort manager January Kohli said exploiting the nests in the park would only serve to upset the natural biochemistry of the unique cave systems in the world-renowned […]

Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom – Mar 15, 2014
The swallows’ return to British shores each year symbolises the passing of winter and the approach of summer But in a sign of the blurring of the seasons brought on by climate change, one of the birds has this year shunned migration to Africa and instead spent all winter in Britain.
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Brian Handwerk for National Geographic News For male barn swallows on the make, success is all about keeping their feathers in trim. The birds attract mates by the color intensity of their feathers—a signal of their desirability. A new study suggests that if males’ appearances change for the better, females are less likely to cheat. […]

KIE RELYEA THE BELLINGHAM HERALD Bellingham Herald, WA Think of cliff swallows as social butterflies that come late to the party. That’s because they like to hang out with others of their kind, with reports of as many as 3,500 nests in one area. And while tree, barn and violet-green swallows have started to return to […]

Philadelphia Inquirer, PA By Adrian Higgins Washington Post A birdhouse lends so much charm and color to a garden that, you could argue, it doesn’t even need feathered tenants to make us happy. But how much more satisfying it is to have songbirds around, and to see them flitting back and forth in May with insects […]

findarticles.com/p/articles by Chaplin, Susan B,  Cervenka, Mora L,  Mickelson, Alison C ABSTRACT.-We continuously recorded temperatures of the nest cup (T^sub n^) and air (T^sub a^) just outside the nest box throughout development of Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) chicks in east-central Minnesota. Brood size was manipulated (three or six chicks per nest) to study the effect […]

forestry.gov.uk/newsrele.ns Thankful county foresters were glad to forego firing up their new ‘green’ flue for fear of frying their feathered friends. The Forestry Commission team were about to ignite their new environmentally friendly heating system when an eagle-eyed ornithologist called a dramatic halt. RSBP volunteer Juliette Buttler was on duty at the foresters’ Fineshade base, […]

Derwent May From: The Times Times Online, UK The spring migrants are beginning to arrive in larger numbers. Flocks of sand martins have been seen over lakes, where they swoop and swerve in pursuit of flying insects. These small brown-and-white birds have had a long journey from south of the Sahara desert, and they are now […]

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by Syn

Siapa sih yang belum pernah mendengar sarang burung walet? Seperti yang sudah kita ketahui, sarang burung walet yang asli harganya mahal banget. Dan yang sampe sekarang kita ketahui juga kalo harga sarang burung walet itu mahal karena (katanya sih..) burung walet itu suka membuat sarang di gunung – gunung yang tinggi (bahkan di puncak dan ujung tebing..wuih..). Dan untuk mengambil sarang burung walet harus menggunakan pendaki – pendaki yang sudah sangat berpengalaman.
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warintek.progressio.or.id/peternakan/walet   I. UMUM 1.1. Sejarah Singkat Burung Walet merupakan burung pemakan serangga yang bersifat aerial dan suka meluncur. Burung ini berwarna gelap, terbangnya cepat dengan ukuran tubuh sedang/kecil, dan memiliki sayap berbentuk sabit yang sempit dan runcing, kakinya sangat kecil begitu juga paruhnya dan jenis burung ini tidak pernah hinggap di pohon. Burung walet […]