Though she interacted with plenty of birds, Merkel apparently was not interested when presented with an opportunity to hold a European eagle owl.
Alligators, river otters, and nutria - large, semiaquatic rodents - have also been found covered in oil, wildlife officials said.
A video posted by birdwatcher David Barrett shows a Great Blue Heron dunking a New York City rat in the Central Park pond before guzzling it down.
Tortoises tend to eat plants, but scientists filmed one hunting a bird and biting its head. This behavior could be more common than we think.
The illness, which affects many species commonly found in backyards in the US, causes the birds to stumble about and lose some control of their limbs.
A new study suggests sharks use the magnetic field to orient themselves on long migrations. They're far from the only animals with that sixth sense.
The Torrance family had to stay in a hotel overnight after hundreds of starlings poured in through the chimney of their home.
Researchers examined more than 20,000 photos of birds across nine Instagram accounts to find their answer.
A study by Spanish scientists found that urban birds adapted to coronavirus lockdown by singing earlier in the morning, just like they do in the wild.
Hundreds of dead birds, mostly starlings, littered the streets of Rome, Italy following a New Year’s Eve fireworks display. The International Organisation for the Protection of Animals (OIPA) said it was likely to be the result of fireworks from a nearby leafy, green neighbourhood that many birds use to roost, […]
A group of African grey parrots were quarantined together at a UK safari park when they taught each other how to swear. When the birds realised staff members were laughing at their swearing, they started laughing too. The birds were temporarily moved to an off-site enclosure, where staffers hope other […]
“Hundreds of thousands” of migratory birds are dropping dead across the Southwest in what scientists are calling the largest mass die-off in recent history. Scientists first began investigating the phenomenon in late August after numerous reports of clusters of dead birds found in states including New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and […]
A $US950 drone owned by Michigan’s the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) was attacked by a bald eagle on July 21. EGLE said in a statement on Thursday that the eagle “launched an airborne attack” on the drone 162 feet in the air. The drone was damaged […]
Eleven new colonies of emperor penguins have been discovered in Antarctica using satellite photography. The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species, and the new find brings their known population to around a half-million. The sea ice where these birds breed is expected to melt because of climate change, making […]
https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php 1 billion birds die every year by flying into glass they can’t see. Companies are developing bird-safe glass that is coated with a patterned, UV-reflective glaze, and cities around the US are taking action. One New York City convention centre was renovated with bird-safe glass, and it reduced collisions […]
The National Audubon Society recognises the best photos of birds in the wild in its annual Audubon Photography Awards. Photos were divided into four categories: Professional, Amateur, Youth, and Plants for Birds. This year’s winning image shows a double-crested cormorant diving gracefully underwater. Visit Insider’s homepage for more stories. Bird-watching […]
Andrea Pico Estrada is a nature and wildlife photographer living in Palm Harbour, Florida. She has been photographing birds for the past 11 years, and most of her photos are taken near Palm Harbour. Estrada manages to capture photos of Florida’s plentiful birds at exactly the right moment, making for […]