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  • British Birdfair 2011

    Promoted as the world’s largest international bird-watching event, Birdfair includes all facets of the birding industry, while supporting global bird conservation. There will be hundreds ...

  • Saving the California Condor

    Back in 1987, the California condor was considered to be extinct in the wild, with only twenty-seven birds remaining in captivity. Now, thanks to conservation and breeding projects, America's ...

  • Keeping a Pet Caique

    The Caique is known by a variety of names such as the Seven Color Parrot, Yellow Thighed Caique, Black Headed Caique and the Dancing Parrot. There are, however, two Caiques, namely the Black ...

  • Warblers Ward off Imposters

    Cuckoos have never been very popular amongst other birds species. They are known to be lazy parents and have become sophisticated in their methods of camouflaging their own eggs to look like ...

  • Monitoring Your Bird’s Body Condition

    Even though our pet birds are domesticated, there are still some natural characteristics that remain in them, such as the instinct to hide weight loss. In the wild birds are able to mask illness ...

  • Small Bird Sightings Increase

    The Big Garden Birdwatch in the UK is an annual event that has taken place for the last thirty-two years and is organized by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. This is a massive ...

  • Cats are Number One Threat to Birds

    According to a report by the American Bird conservancy, cats are responsible for the deaths of between 500 million to one billion birds each year in the United States. These figures include ...

  • Study Sheds Light on Bird Collisions

    It seems that the engineering feats of humans, such as wind turbines, telephone poles, pylons and buildings, are accidently causing the death of many birds. As birds are considered creatures ...

  • Southwest Wings Festival

    The 20th Annual Birding and Nature Festival in Sierra Vista, or Southwest Wings, is both educational and fun, as participants learn about birds, reptiles, mammals and insects in southern ...

  • 2011 ABA Young Birder’s Camp in Colorado

    The 2011 ABA Young Birder’s Camp in Colorado is set to be an exciting event for birders aged 13 to 18. Based in the Woodland Park area, participants will learn about birds in a variety of ...

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