bird

A bird's eye view of a life in flight.

Gannet
The gannet (Sula bassana, or Morus bassanus) is a truly remarkable bird, for several reasons. It is the largest seabird indigenous to the British Isles, at up to 95 centimetres (37 inches) in length, and this is where up to 70% of the world’s population of gannets breed. The gannet is not the same species as the Cape gannet (Morus capensis), although they do have many features in common.
By John Welford4 years ago in Petlife
Green woodpecker
The green woodpecker (Picus viridis) is easily the largest of the three species of woodpecker that breed in the United Kingdom. They are not always easy to see, partly because of their green colouring but also because they have a habit of moving out of sight when they become aware of people in the vicinity.
By John Welford4 years ago in Petlife
Life of a bird
They are incubated by one or both parents for a certain period of time until the embryos develop into hatching chicks. When the baby bird hatches, it goes through several stages until it reaches full maturity. The number of eggs that female birds lay can range from 1 in condors to 17 in partridges.
By Radha Karki4 years ago in Petlife
List of Rarest Birds in the World
From the rare dove left less than ten left in the wild to the rare owl that does not breed in captivity ... stay tuned for number 1 to place ten rare birds in the world!
By Radha Karki5 years ago in Petlife
Crows ARE Interesting, Actually.
I can sing like a bird if you ask me to. That is, if the bird is a crow. I don't know how I learned to do that, but I'm really good at it and I'm very proud of that. When I learned that I could caw just like a crow, I felt somehow connected to these birds. Ridiculous, I know, but it led me to the life changing realization that these are my favorite birds.
By Janeth Boose5 years ago in Petlife
A quick guide to seed types that can attract the birds
The seed that can attract a wide variety of birds in your backyard is the sunflowers. While the other seeds are also helpful to attract the other species of birds. Many people use a mixture of different seeds to attract the different birds in the garden. So, in general, the mixture of red millet, oats, and other fillers is not good for most bird species. In this article, we are going to provide a quick guide to bird lovers to attract birds.
By Riley5 years ago in Petlife
Why Lovebirds Shred Paper
And, yes, to answer your question about the model upfront, male Lovebirds shred paper too. My Peach-faced Lovebird could be a male. I’m just guessing. Since I don’t intend to breed her, I don’t need to know for sure.
By Amethyst Qu5 years ago in Petlife
The Cat and The Currawong
I heard only today about this hysterical, yet quite cunning story, My friend has a really great little cat called Zuki, and she excels in the catching of mice. She is a fairly new rescue cat and has taken a couple of months to settle into this home, but to her credit, she has now become a fully-fledged mouse-catcher.
By a.a.gallagher5 years ago in Petlife
Purple Bird Dreams
North America Being the largest North American swallow the Purple Martin can be found throughout temperate North America. These birds are very large and broad-chested. They have black beaks, legs and feet, stout, forked bills and long tapered wings.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Petlife
Our New Neighbors
Our New Neighbors The first part of May, early one morning, as I take my dogs for their walk, I noticed many tiny dots walking around on the muddy banks of a pond I live next to; I thought it to be rather odd that black dots could walk around, so I moved in closer to the pond, and I noticed a couple of mallard ducks have not only moved in but had managed to have eleven ducklings.
By Ronna Curtis5 years ago in Petlife
For the love of birds
My family has always had a love for animals. Unfortunately due to my grandson being allergic to both cats and dogs we remained a fur-less family for a long time.
By Susan Merlette5 years ago in Petlife
A Ducking Curse
Lena and Liza, the offending ducklings from No Ducking Way published last month, are growing into their quacks and feathers, but my poor wife has paid the consequences of purchasing the web-footed farm critters before we were ready.
By The Bantering Welshman5 years ago in Petlife