Two male crows have performed better than humans and monkeys in a classic psychology task designed to test how the brain makes decisions based on what it sees. In prior experiments, corvids (a family of birds that includes crows, ravens,…
For many people in New Hampshire, loons are the sound of summer. In the fall, male loons are the first to depart for the Atlantic Ocean where they spend the winter on open water along the coast. The female of…
Oct 30 (Reuters) – People who travel across many time zones, like a trip from London to Tokyo, may experience jet lag, with the body’s internal 24-hour clock — the circadian rhythm — thrown out of sync with the local time at the arrival…
Owls are fascinating animals, but by far their greatest trick is turning their heads at 270 out of the 360 degrees. If we (or any mammal) would attempt this, we would cut the blood supply to our brains and pass out. But…
Robins struggle to find food and stay safe as autumn temperatures drop, but repositioning your bird feeder could make a real difference(Image: vandervelden via Getty Images) Robins are delightful birds that can brighten anyone's day when spotted in the…
I have never heard of the song — until I learned that our Puff Princess’ real full name was Puff the Magic Dragon. Now I will never be able to listen to it again, without recalling her adorable face. Who wouldn’t?
Fledgling Sable Shearwaters leave Lord Howe Island and fly roughly 1,000 kilometres north within their first two weeks of life at sea, reaching the Solomon Sea by week three, according to new tracking research published in Animal Biotelemetry. The tracks showed…
Updated - October 30, 2026 11:16 am IST - HUBBALLI The 17th edition of the Kaiga Bird Marathon, organised by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), Kaiga unit, will be held in and around Kaiga on February 6 and 7, 2027. The two-day bird survey offers birdwatchers…
The one we particularly wanted to share with you was captured from space by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite and subsequently processed by the European Space Agency (ESA). It shows a lake in Australia whose unusual outline is open to interpretation.
By John Todd | Rio Linda Online Owners of chickens, ducks and other backyard birds in Rio Linda and Elverta are being encouraged to strengthen their disease-prevention practices after highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in a Sacramento County backyard flock.
Pet birds and wild birding—care, conservation, and the joy of watching.
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