LC’s eye via Flickr Hi there, I’m sorry not to upload 10 Friday Photos last week, but I was kidnapped and taken to Wonderland! Well, one of all the amazing … [Read full article]
Tag: birds
Breakthrough: Transgenic Chicken Blocks H5NI Flu Spread
A transgenic chicken has been developed that blocks transmission of the avian flu to other chickens. The new technique — some aspects of which are not clear even to the … [Read full article]
Stephen Colbert Takes on Global Warming [VIDEO]
Stephen Colbert (the quite famous fake conservative pundit) covered global warming in a recent show in which he interviewed Fen Montaigne, author of the new book Fraser’s Penguins: A Journey … [Read full article]
Mass Bird and Fish Death Map
Somebody has gone through the trouble of mapping where numerous bird and fish deaths (as well as some other animal deaths) have been occurring in recent weeks (screenshot above). Check … [Read full article]
Mass Bird & Fish Deaths Caused by Hydraulic Fracking & Earthquakes?
Jeremy Bloom of our sister site Red, Green, and Blue has a great follow-up to the mass bird death story that gets into the very likely possibility that the deaths … [Read full article]
Sudden Fish Kills, Bird Die-offs, and Other "Fortean" Events
Seems like you can’t swing a dead…um, strike that. It’s hard to miss the wave of news coverage of late concerning the mysterious die-offs of flocks of birds (in two … [Read full article]
More Possible Explanations for Mass Bird Deaths, Birds Falling from Sky
Thankfully, our recent story on 3,000-5,000 blackbirds falling from the sky and dying in Arkansas on New Year’s Eve has gotten quite a few comments and brought up some additional … [Read full article]
Over 3,000 Birds Mysteriously Die, Fall from Sky in Arkansas
Here’s a crazy story (thanks to one of our loyal readers, Kristen Farquhar, for passing it on to me). On New Year’s Eve in the small Arkansas town of Beebe, … [Read full article]
Swans (10 Friday Photos)
Photo Credit: James Lines via Flickr I come from Poland and I will never forget these days when I was young, when I went to the nearest park where there … [Read full article]
Peacocks (10 Friday Photos)
Peacocks, in my humble opinion, are one of the most beautiful creatures on the planet. I was lucky enough to have a peacock family in my neighborhood for awhile … [Read full article]
470+ Endangered Sea Turtles Killed by BP Oil Spill (so far)
470 endangered sea turtles and thousands of birds officially killed by BP oil spill so far. Many more covered in oil and on the brink of death. Well, BP has … [Read full article]
EPA’s & Climate Change Indicators in the US report: Issues for Society and Ecosystems
The last major section from the EPA’s new Climate Change Indicators in the US report is society and ecosystems. Below are key summary points. Clear changes in growing seasons, bird migration … [Read full article]
Happy Thanksgiving: Turkey Facts as a Tribute to Those who Gave their Lives for our Stomachs
[social_buttons] Whether you are eating turkey or tofurkey this Thanksgiving, you cannot deny the great sacrifice that turkeys are making to fill dinner plates across the nation. I figured I would honor … [Read full article]