Conservationists have made huge efforts to coax endangered whooping cranes to fly south. Still, the birds, who started their journey in Wisconsin, have alighted in Alabama and refuse to fly any further. So these conservationists will now deliver them, by truck, to their end destination in Florida. More »
Birds have always fascinated humans. Their flight has inspired writers, artists and engineers to create poems, legends, novels, aeroplanes and superheroes. The new BBC documentary Earthflight captures this fascination in a way that nobody has before. It’s awesome. More »
A year of training is all it took for pigeons at the University of Otago in Dunedin, NZ to count just as well as primates, the animal kingdom’s equivalent of Will Hunting. More »
This paraglider has a hawk friend. This video shows how the hawk flies alongside, landing on his hand and staying there, enjoying the ride until he decides to go away again. More »
I don’t know where that lovebird got his axe. I don’t know why. But I’ve decided to name him Conan. And Conan abides no fools… Plus he’s too cute. More »
You almost feel sorry for it. Off it goes for some seeds, only to wind up on the ground. Crestfallen and alone. This bird feeder will make squirrels, like this one, learn their place while you feed your avian friends. More »
