This Blog is also available as an RSS Feed
Is Aviculture for You?
Most bird lovers may already know that aviculture is the practice of keeping birds. The term does not only refer to bird keeping, but the various practices related to it, such as bird breeding, and the sub-culture that usually surrounds these practices. It can also be extended to the preservation of wild birds in their various natural habitats and public awareness campaigns that are created to help ensure the longevity of these birds.
Avoid Obesity in Pet Birds
People who keep birds as pets, generally do so because they enjoy their company and entertaining antics. Yet many of these bird lovers inadvertently allow their pet birds to become overweight, even to the point of obesity, exposing them to a host of possible health problems. Pet birds are very often confined to a cage and have their wings clipped to prevent flight and possible injury, resulting in a lack of exercise. Add to this the temptation to offer tasty tidbits to your feathered friend, and it is easy to see why pet birds can have the tendency to gain excess weight.
Bird Brains Give Insight into Baby Babble
Scientists who have been searching for insight into how the brain learns motor tasks have had a new breakthrough. By studying the brains of both adult and juvenile songbirds, it has now been realized that there are two completely different brain circuits that are involved in the process.
Birds Have Chemical Compass to Aid Navigation
For decades scientists have been puzzling over an intriguing wildlife mystery: how is it that birds navigate? Each year thousands of these feathered creatures make massive journeys halfway around the globe – yet exactly how they find their way to their destinations each year just boggles the mind.
Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
Each year the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival gives bird lovers the opportunity to become better acquainted with various bird species. This year will be no different and the festival theme for 2008 is “Shorebirds as International Ambassadors: Connecting Birds, Habitats and People.”
< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 >
Bookmark/Search this post with:
Share Your Bird Photos
- Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
- Marvelous Work of The Raptor Foundation
- The Fascinating Flightless Cassowary
- Crossbills Acting Cross-Eyed
- Preparing for Natural Disasters
- Unbelievable Birding Opportunities in Kenya
- Brown Pelican Numbers Hit Record High in the Farallones
- EAD’s Bird Database Given a Boost
- Import-Export Tariff Increase
- Mini Macaws Make Magnificent Pets
