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Offbeat News tagged with birds

Put Up Your New Nest Boxes Now
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, nest box, birds, wildlife )

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- 9 hours ago - wildlifeextra.com
The British Trust for Ornithology is urging people to put up a new nest box now and, by doing so, increase the chances of it being used come the spring. The Garden Ecology Team has produced a new leaflet, providing expert advice on how to build
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Reader Photo of the Day: A Lilac-Breasted Roller on the Hunt in Africa
Offbeat  (tags: animals, birds, Africa, environment, habitat )

Cher
- 5 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Submitter Alan shares his vivid photo of the most colorful bird we'd ever seen (and that's including peafowl), taken in Botswana. The bird is a lilac-breasted roller, a species commonly found in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of the Middle East.
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Leucistic Blue Tit in Runcorn, UK.
Offbeat  (tags: animals, birds, leucistic, environment, wildlife, protection )

Cher
- 11 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
One of our readrs, Paul P from Runcorn in Cheshire, sent us this photo of a leucistic Blue tit that visits his bird feeder.
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How Do We Get Rid of a Persistent Magpie?
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, birds, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 20 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
We have attracted the interest of a rather unwelcome visitor, a persistent magpie who has decided that he - or she - rather likes our balcony.
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Shoebill Gives Duck a Lift
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, birds, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 21 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
A duck waddling towards the water cross paths with this giant Shoebill, only for it to be lifted out of the way
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Golf Courses Can Help Save Birdies, Say RSPB
Offbeat  (tags: animals, birds, golf courses, protection, sanctuaries )

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- 23 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Golf courses should double up as sanctuaries for birds, the RSPB has said
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Elmer the Bird Satisfies His Snack Craving
Offbeat  (tags: animals, birds, pets, environment, protection )

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- 27 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
How much do we love submitter danwalter's photo of little Elmer the rosy-faced lovebird going after an illicit snack? So much that we felt compelled to share it with you, despite a certain reluctance on our part to mention the species names of birds
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Kingbird Rides on Back of Hawk to Defend Young
Offbeat  (tags: animals, birds, environment, wildlife, protection )

Cher
- 27 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
A kingbird has been captured riding on the back of a hawk, pecking at its head in a bid to defend its young.
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Giant Gull Descends on Australian News Broadcast; Hilarity Ensues
Offbeat  (tags: animals, gulls, news, environment, birds )

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- 28 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
We feel fortunate to be involved in news reporting behind the camera rather than in front of it -- and we've never felt more fortunate about that fact than we did when we saw this video, taken from a recent Australian news broadcast.
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Sparrows Learn Songs By Eavesdropping
Offbeat  (tags: animals, birds, learning songs, eavesdropping, environment )

Cher
- 35 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Young sparrows learn to sing by eavesdropping on adult birds, according to scientists
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Amazing Bed-Fellows as Kestrels and Barn Owls Share a Nest
Offbeat  (tags: animals, birds, environment, wildlife, protection, habitat )

Cher
- 39 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
At the time of year when the RSPB is urging people to put up nest boxes ready for next spring, a surprising number of unusual shared occupancies have come to light.
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Name That Tune! Can You Match the Bird to the Call?
Offbeat  (tags: animals, birds, calls, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 39 days ago - nationalbirdday.com
Often a bird is heard before he is seen. An important skill for any birder is the ability to identify birds by their unique call. Test your skill!
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New Zealand's Extinct Giant Eagle Was a Fearsome Predator
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, extinct, New Zealand, birds )

Cher
- 45 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Before humans colonized New Zealand, some 750 years ago, the largest inhabitants of the islands were birds unlike those anywhere else in the world. Giant, flightless birds, known as moa, were the main plant-eaters, feeding both on the ground and in the
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Leucistic Scrub Jay in Arizona
Offbeat  (tags: animals, birds, leucistic, environment, protection )

Cher
- 48 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Reader K Bennett from Sedona in Arizona saw this bird with what appeared to be its parents. The bird, which first appeared in the middle of July, was very demanding of the parents. Although it has white feathers, the black eye is a sure sign that it
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Amazing Image of a Kingbird Attacking a Red Tailed Hawk 20x Its Size
Offbeat  (tags: animals, birds, environment, wildlife )

Cher
- 51 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Kingbird are known to be aggressive defenders of their territory, but this image show just how aggressive they can be. The red tailed hawk, which will have weighed in between 20 and 40 times heavier than the Kingbird, would have had a major surprise
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