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By almost any measure, the pigeon is a humble bird. But on Saturday, New York’s unofficial avian emblem and second most hated critter was celebrated on the High Line in Chelsea at a first- (and ...
Finalist pigeon duo Peck and Wreck are opening up to PEOPLE about their experience competing in New York City's inaugural ...
At The Rusty Mackerel, a pub at the foot of Slieve League, the highest accessible cliffs in Europe – which on a damp, humid ...
Low-season stays at a Thai five-star resort are a third of the price of high season, while sumptuous meals, atmospheric river tours and a national park feature on a glorious coast-and-city break ...
This is when a bird tries to find food by poking its beak around in the mud. Once the touch receptors on the end of the bird’s beak feel a meal, they use their beak to snatch their prey.
Almost two dozen people participated in the Central Texas Audubon Society’s annual Christmas bird count on Saturday, Dec. 31. The Audubon Society, a national program with almost 500 local ...
Travel in style,' they said. 'It’ll be fun,' they said. But for this bride-to-be, style came with feathers and a beak! Paige shared this rib-tickling moment when her sister-in-law arrived at the ...
Papua New Guinea, the Blyth's Hornbill – Rhyticeros plicatus – lives out a tale of deep trust and complex family bonds. It's ...
Beaks have many uses, most of us are familiar with them being used to obtain food, and certainly that is the main function. I will try to point out another use or two and also use a variety of photos ...
Discoveries about evolution have long been intertwined with bird beaks. The huge variety of beak shapes among finches in the Galapagos Islands became emblematic of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural ...