15-09-18 Once upon a time, there was a bird-catcher who liked to cast a net to catch birds. One day, seeing that birds would fly past, he immediately cast his net and waited patiently. After a while, a bird came as expected, and was caught by him at once. Th...

15-07-28 In order to avoid calamities, at first the kingfisher always selects a high place to build its nest. But when the young birds are hatched, it will move to a place a little lower to build its nest. This is because the kingfisher is particularly fond...

15-07-01 Stringing together meaningless sounds to create meaningful signals was previously thought to be the preserve of humans alone, but a new study has revealed that babbler birds are also able to communicate in this way. Researchers at the Universities o...

15-06-09 At the Edge Linda Pastan we are having tea at the edge of the abyss . . . RAYMOND FARINA It's a long way down to darkness and fire and the wings of night birds making unruly sounds. To dismantled clocks. To shoes filled with tears and garments torn...

15-05-03 Peacocks in a Devon village have been attacking cars by scratching and pecking at the paintwork. 德文郡有一个村落，村里的孔雀一直以来都爱袭击车辆，朝车身连抓带啄。 The birds, that live around Bishops Court Estate in Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, and a...

15-04-09 Is it worth having birds in the city? If you live in Seattle or Berlin, the answer is yes, to the tune of $120 million and $70 million a year for each city, respectively. A new study published last month in the journal Urban Ecosystems tries to dete...

14-12-26 Golden-winged warblers apparently knew in advance that a storm that would spawn 84 confirmed tornadoes and kill at least 35 people last spring was coming, according to a report in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on December 18. The birds left...

14-11-05 Although an eagle had changed into a cushat, it forgot all this while it was flying. Seeing a flock of birds in the woods, it could not help diving down, tweeting like an eagle. On hearing the sound of an eagle, and the birds were so scared that the...

14-09-29 Magpies are clever birds. At the beginning of every spring it can predict the weather for the whole year. If this year will be windy, it will move its nest from tall trees to a low crotch of a tree. By doing so it keeps the nest away from the threat...

14-08-19 Many ages had now passed away since the Phoenix had been seen in the world. At last he again appeared. Immediately al the different kinds of animals, both birds and beasts, flocked around him. Astonished at his beauty, they stared and admired, and b...