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WA artist Carol O'Connor's path to happiness and painting for royals
2 weeks, 4 days ago

WA artist Carol O'Connor's path to happiness and painting for royals

ABC  

Growing up in a council block in England where money was always an issue, Carol Ann O'Connor's love of drawing and apparent talent were forgotten at an early age. The Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve is home to the noisy scrub bird and Gilbert's potoroo. "Ornithologist all over the world were trying to stop this town from being built and …

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Prolonged monsoon has hit arrival of birds at sanctuaries in Ramanathapuram, say experts
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Prolonged monsoon has hit arrival of birds at sanctuaries in Ramanathapuram, say experts

The Hindu  

As the number of birds visiting sanctuaries in Ramanathapuram district has gone down this year, ornithologists and officials assume that prolonged monsoon was unsuitable for avifauna looking for a safe place. Birds usually would flock to the five sanctuaries -Therthangal birds’ sanctuary, Sakkarakottai birds’ sanctuary, Melaselvanoor Keelaselvanoor birds’ sanctuary, Kanjirankulam birds’ sanctuary and Chitrangudi birds’ sanctuary - in Ramanathapuram district. …

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Wisdom the Laysan albatross: This bird is 74 years old. She’s found a new partner and just laid another egg
1 month ago

Wisdom the Laysan albatross: This bird is 74 years old. She’s found a new partner and just laid another egg

CNN  

CNN — The world’s oldest known wild bird has sparked “special joy” among scientists after she laid an egg – her first in four years – at the age of 74. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was spotted with the egg and a new partner last week at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, an island sanctuary located on the far northern …

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Why is the genie in Disney’s “Aladdin” blue?
6 months, 1 week ago

Why is the genie in Disney’s “Aladdin” blue?

The Hindu  

Aladdin’s lovable Genie is undeniably one of Disney’s most iconic creations, forever etched in our hearts since his debut in the 1992 animated film. The symbolism of blue: good versus evil In Disney’s 1992 animated film “Aladdin,” the colour palette is more than just a visual treat; it’s a narrative tool. Colour symbolism in Disney movies Disney’s strategic use of …

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Opinion: What a quail taught me about grief by joining a flock of turkeys
8 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: What a quail taught me about grief by joining a flock of turkeys

LA Times  

A lone quail stands next to one of the males in a flock of turkeys that it befriended in an Oregon neighborhood. Bestie, how do we keep moving forward?” And then I look out the window of my little red cottage which sits among Oregon firs and white oaks and see the neighborhood flock of feral turkeys making their way …

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Birds and birders of Bengaluru
1 year, 1 month ago

Birds and birders of Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Poornima Kannan began birding a decade ago, primarily because of her husband. “I too got hooked to it.” Poornima is an active part of BNG Birds, a birding community in the city that has grown exponentially over the last few decades or so. “There are more people aware of this and trying to participate,” he says, adding that the city’s …

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Maine's puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change
1 year, 4 months ago

Maine's puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Atlantic puffins — clownish seabirds with colorful bills and waddling gaits — had their second consecutive rebound year for …

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Mother Great hornbill takes up full-time job of feeding chick after pair’s death
1 year, 8 months ago

Mother Great hornbill takes up full-time job of feeding chick after pair’s death

The Hindu  

With its pair not having returned to the nest after a routine flight for feed, a female great hornbill has taken up the full-time job of feeding its chick in the cavity of a tree at the State horticulture farm in Kallar near Coimbatore. Watch | Female great hornbill takes up full-time job of feeding its chick The Forest Department, …

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The spectacle of Rome’s starling migration comes at a messy cost
1 year, 11 months ago

The spectacle of Rome’s starling migration comes at a messy cost

The Independent  

This time of year in Rome, the evening sky is a marvel. “Abundant manure,” Rome’s environmental department called it in a report on the starlings. “It’s impossible to move that many animals,” said Alessandro Montemaggiori, an ornithologist at Rome’s Sapienza University. open image in gallery The birds move with such synchronicity it’s been said that starlings are telepathic The murmurations …

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‘Birdgirl’ Mya-Rose Craig: Here’s why I won’t be going to Cop27
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Birdgirl’ Mya-Rose Craig: Here’s why I won’t be going to Cop27

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Look at all the weather disasters just in this year alone: especially the floods in Bangladesh – where my …

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Tara Gandhi, author, Words for Birds: The Collected Radio Broadcasts - “We need to protect our urban biodiversity as well”
2 years, 7 months ago

Tara Gandhi, author, Words for Birds: The Collected Radio Broadcasts - “We need to protect our urban biodiversity as well”

Hindustan Times  

The grand old man of ornithology Salim Ali gave talks on birding and nature conservation on All India Radio between 1941 and 1985. Tara Gandhi, who was guided by Salim Ali for her MSc in Field Ornithology, discovered these lectures archived as catalogued scripts and has compiled them in Words for Birds: The Collected Radio Broadcasts. Tara Gandhi 256pp, ₹599; …

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How Mockingbirds Compose Songs Just Like Beethoven
3 years, 5 months ago

How Mockingbirds Compose Songs Just Like Beethoven

Wired  

What do the remarkably complex songs of the mockingbird have in common with Tuvan throat singing, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the song "Show Yourself" from Frozen 2, and Kendrick Lamar's "Duckworth"? There have been numerous studies of mockingbird songs over the decades, which is how scientists know that mockingbirds typically repeat each syllable three to five times, separated by tiny breaths, …

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Review: A hummingbird book that’s like them — zippy and fun
3 years, 8 months ago

Review: A hummingbird book that’s like them — zippy and fun

Associated Press  

“The Hummingbirds’ Gift,” by Sy Montgomery As slight and zippy as its titular bird, “The Hummingbirds’ Gift: Wonder, Beauty and Renewal on Wings” is a fine way to spend an hour or so this spring. Sy Montgomery fans may have already read it as a chapter in “Birdology”, but if you’re coming to it cold, the rescue and rehabilitation of …

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Margaret Atwood writes foreword for late ornithologist Graeme Gibson's The Bedside Book of Birds
3 years, 9 months ago

Margaret Atwood writes foreword for late ornithologist Graeme Gibson's The Bedside Book of Birds

Firstpost  

The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany, an illustrated compilation of folktales, poems, fiction and nonfiction that Gibson had assembled on his own, was originally published in 2005. “Though if birdwatching were a religion," added Atwood, who spent part of her childhood in the backwoods of Quebec, ”I’d have been the blase communicant who’d grown up in it and …

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Appearance of Snowy Owl in US Park after 130 Years Sets off Harry Potter Nostalgia among New Yorkers
3 years, 11 months ago

Appearance of Snowy Owl in US Park after 130 Years Sets off Harry Potter Nostalgia among New Yorkers

News 18  

A rare snowy owl was spotted in Central Park, New York, after more than a century on January 27. Less people, the better.— Amy January 27, 2021 American scientist Peter Gleick commented on the tweet and said he was worried that this is going to end badly for the owl because of several factors including the prevalence of uncontrolled dogs …

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1,014 participate in 2nd edition of The Salim Ali Nature Quiz
4 years, 1 month ago

1,014 participate in 2nd edition of The Salim Ali Nature Quiz

Hindustan Times  

Nature enthusiasts from India and abroad participated in The Salim Ali Nature Quiz, the second edition of the digital contest organised by the Delhi Bird Foundation, on Sunday. The last round of the quiz had questions based on Salim Ali, renowned ornithologist, also known as the Birdman of India, after whom the event is named. Over 1,000 people participated in …

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Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests make a return
4 years, 3 months ago

Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests make a return

India Today  

Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg is back. She joined fellow demonstrators outside the Swedish Parliament on Friday to kick off a day of socially distanced global climate protests. Students around the world soon began following her lead, staging regular large protests, and she was invited to speak to political and business leaders at U.N. conferences and the annual World Economic …

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Rainbow lorikeet numbers 'explode' in Tasmania, posing threat to fruit and native birds
5 years, 1 month ago

Rainbow lorikeet numbers 'explode' in Tasmania, posing threat to fruit and native birds

ABC  

Rainbow lorikeets are a pretty sight but could create massive problems for Tasmania's fruit industry and critically endangered parrots. Key points: Over the past two decades large flocks of rainbow lorikeets have been spotted in Tasmania, which previously was only home to one lorikeet species The pest species is breeding with the native musk lorikeet and poses a concern for …

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9/11 tribute light beams at site of World Trade Centre attacks ‘endangering 160,000 birds a year’
5 years, 4 months ago

9/11 tribute light beams at site of World Trade Centre attacks ‘endangering 160,000 birds a year’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. By twist of fate, the anniversary of the …

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2.0 Movie Review: Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar glide through predictable film
6 years, 1 month ago

2.0 Movie Review: Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar glide through predictable film

India Today  

Director Shankar's films follow a certain template. In come 2.0 robots, with their quick wit and destruction power to take on Pakshi Raja alias Crow Man. While Rajinikanth doesn't get any heroic incoming sequence, Akshay Kumar's character does and the buildup to it looks interesting. Shankar-directed 2.0 starring Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar is a fun entertainer with brilliant visual effects. …

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Birds Take to the Skies: Microlight Helps Birds Navigate Their Journey
7 years, 1 month ago

Birds Take to the Skies: Microlight Helps Birds Navigate Their Journey

The Quint  

A French ornithologist, Christen Moullec, has built a microlight aircraft to guide the migrating birds through safer routes avoiding hunters with guns. He teaches the birds everything a parent bird would teach including taking better flights and detecting dangers nearby. The initial objective was to raise awareness about the protection of migratory birds but to raise funds for his projects, …

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