On a recent flyover, Taylor and fellow observer Zach Swaim photographed a new mother, No. 2660, who's named Gannet because she has a bird-like pattern on her head.
Located off the southern tip of the Isle of Man, the Calf has been a bird observatory since 1959.
Located off the southern tip of the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, the Calf of Man has been a bird observatory since 1959.
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Now a team of ornithologists has discovered a species of bird in which both males and females abandon their offspring, a strategy that, perversely, increases the number of chicks they have overall.
If a bird has been practising in his dreams, it might seem strange that he has deteriorated in the morning.
I've one hen left that has a nest inside the bird room and she's now got no mate so she's left the eggs.
The WHO has praised Turkey's efforts but another UN agency, the Food and Agriculture Organisation, has given a warning that bird flu could become endemic in the country.
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In Asia, more than 120 people have been sickened, and 23 are dead, from a potent strain of bird flu that has the frightening markings of a potential pandemic strain.
Throughout Shearwater's history, bird imagery has been a constant for the band.
The rescue of a rare bird from a "ferociously burning" reed bed has been described as being "like a scene from Thunderbirds" by a wildlife trust.
The famous bird has fallen victim to a deadly parasite which threatens to make this season the worst in living memory.
Hilsen, a lawyer who was a partner at Alston Bird, LLP and now a director at KPMG, has put together a fictional account of white-collar crime that brings together real life investigative techniques that are the basis for detecting and prosecuting fraud.
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And if you want a symbol of 21st Century Britain, why not go for the black redstart, a robin-like bird that has adapted to the furious urbanisation of the last two centuries.
By using the gravel roads you can reach the more remote areas of the islands, including the 100-hectare Chek Jawa wetland area, which has a walkway and viewing platform, affording great bird and marine life spotting opportunities.
China is stepping up its efforts to contain the spread of a new strain of bird flu which has killed six people in the country.
If the caxirola follows the fate of the vuvuzela or rattle, Brazil has a Plan B involving the production of a plastic version of the indigenous pedhua whistle, which mimics bird calls.
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The BPP program, which is operating on a minimal budget, now has more than 800 online volunteers, ranging from ornithologists to amateur bird watchers to ordinary citizens looking to translate a piece of science history.
Transmission of bird flu among humans has so far been a rare hazard.
An electro-magnetic device known as an EM-Bird has also been flown, suspended beneath a helicopter, in long sweeps over the ice.
Jersey's Collections Group has been sold to a newly formed company, Ashworth and Bird, meaning 40 staff will still be employed in its stores.
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The loggerhead shrike, a small grey, black and white bird, has declined by 92% since then.
Within the past week, publicity associated with bird flu in Shanghai and surrounding areas has had a negative impact on KFC sales, the company said.
In western Honduras, the tropical coffee farm Finca el Paraiso, in the village of Los Naranjos on the western edge of Lago de Yojoa, has easy walking trails and is a fantastic base for boating and bird watching on the lake.
"Bird colouration has also been intensively and extensively studied for a long time, " says Dr Galvan.
Bird strike has always struck us (har) as a bit of a misnomer.
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While this is a new strain of bird flu, WHO said there has been no evidence of human to human transmission.
She's been covering the funeral of Lady Bird Johnson there and has been kind enough to take a quick phone break just for us.
Greg Budney, audio curator at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library, a renowned collection of recorded bird song, says he has had requests to use the collection for medical purposes but hasn't heard of bird song being used to fight crime.
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But it is only a glimpse, and before I know it the little bird has flown away.
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