Friday, March 29, 2024

Tag: Birds

Heartbreaking images show duckling caught by hungry heron

HEARTBREAKING images show a group of mother ducks desperately trying to save a duckling from being devoured by a hungry heron. Amateur photographer Phil Clark...

Mesmerising murmurations over Brighton Beach leave watchers “hypnotised”

MESMERISING video shows majestic starling murmurations over Brighton Beach - leaving social media users “hypnotised”. The stunning video shows thousands of the small birds flying...

Smart birds are copycats

New research shows that birds learn faster and copy their neighbours' decision in order to make crucial decisions. Researchers studied collared flycatchers (Ficedla albicollis) and were able to...

Wintering waterbirds on the increase

Numbers of wintering waterbirds in Scotland have increased overall but some species, particularly waders, are being affected by our changing climate. NatureScot’s latest Biodiversity Indicator...

“Fowl play” as trespassing owl is pictured “breaking into” man’s home

HILARIOUS photos show how an owl "broke into" a professor's home and refused to leave for six hours. Philip Brown, a Professor of Housing and...

Nature fund’s £156k award to protect threatened Scottish bird species

A project to support one of Scotland's most threatened breeding bird species has been awarded funding from the Scottish Government. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) confirmed...

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