Build A Bird House

Birds are indeed one of the great add ons to your garden or backyard. Building a bird house is a consummate way to fascinate or appeal to them. Not all birds however prefer to nest in bird houses. They differ particularly in their habitation predilections. Like us, these so called "cavity inhabitants" also have specifications in relation [more...]

Date: 2007-09-09 19:16:12
Blog: The search engine direc...

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WWF The Bird commercial

This WWF commercial comes from India. It shows a boy who untied a bird of the bird cage, but after all the bird has no reason to be free ... reminds me of an old wish of mine since I was a child: to free animals from cages and to let them ... late. There is no place for a bird to fly to. Forests are gone. Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Mumbai [more...]

Date: 2007-08-16 10:09:05
Blog: 10 Advertising and Mar...

Chimp Bird Feeder

Feeding birds is something that makes me delighted to the core. The chirpy sound is completely exhilarating! Lighterside.com brings you a Chimp Bird Feeder to take your bird love to great heights. You need to gang this friendly resin feeder, full cute sturdy palms with yummy bird seeds and watch the feathers circle [more...]

Date: 2007-04-16 05:56:35
Blog: Gizmodiva.com...

I and the Bird #51

They call Rob Fergus the Birdchaser. Actually, he calls himself that, but with good reason ... to Attracting Birds to Your Backyard Throughout the Year, signed by the author, Steve Kress. So run ... for. Send a link to your best blog post about wild birds or birding to me or our next excellent host [more...]

Date: 2007-06-14 10:56:52
Blog: 10,000 Birds — Birding,...

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Birds are no longer the stylized, paired- down silhouettes of days recently past ... This bird could not wait to escape the confines of his cage. Printed on silk, it can be purchased ... . The new bird revival is all about natural, fully realized renditions. Pretty and sweet, this bird [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 20:52:40
Blog: STYLEBEAT...

Black-headed Gull - coming to a lake near you?

Shorebirds and warblers aren’t, of course, the only groups of birds migrating at the moment - and the excitement that greeted one particular gull ... bird” - the sort of bird that along with House Sparrows and Starlings are usually “dead certs” ... species in Alaska this summer reminded me (yet again) that a bird one set of birders walks past [more...]

Date: 2007-09-03 08:26:19
Blog: 10,000 Birds — Birding,...

Parrots

Tropical birds and other exotic animals are occasionally sighted in NYC and with such a large, varied population, ... in light of their cute antics and the brightly colored plumage of tropical birds. The gray bird ... - some individuals have concerns with keeping birds in cages or other confined environments. Also, of course [more...]

Date: 2007-09-03 13:17:31
Blog: New York Daily Photo...

Birds of Different Feathers

About a month ago, in a sudden whimsical flight of fancy, we decided to follow the flock and make our way to the Jurong Bird Park ... and species of cranes. P1020023 Is that a bird house? No. It is actually a multi-lingual audio commentary ... . Part of Wildlife Reserves Singapore, Jurong Bird Park is a multi-award winning attraction [more...]

Date: 2007-06-30 23:31:37
Blog: Cooler Insights...

Eva Solo Bird Table

6-29-eva solo bird table.jpg Recently we've been thinking about the joy both we and our cat get from watching birds from our windows. It made us recall a serious temptation: the lovely Eva Solo Bird Table. What feathered friends would pass up an opportunity to have their meals on such a stylish feeder? $156 at Scandinavian [more...]

Date: 2007-06-29 19:42:07
Blog: Apartment Therapy - San...

Chinese Sayings, Birds of a Feather, Spots and Leopards

My mom loves cuddly, soft materials, fuzzy textures and animal prints. Throughout my life I’ve seen her wear a variety of coats that astound me ... , purple shoes. When I was a kid she called her favorite going-out coat “Big Bird.” Remember “Sesame Street”? Big Bird Well, Big Bird was Big. Big and Yellow. My mom is small. Five-foot [more...]

Date: 2007-08-27 11:11:11
Blog: QMusings ...

Bird Song mash-up challenge. Here are the elements.

Now you can help us elaborate on “Bird Song: A cartoon requiem for DRM,” our Digital Rights Management animation ... . Some of the more crude animations, such as the line rolling into the record and the bird cage ... source on the background to maintain realism and texture. The solid components of the piece (bird [more...]

Date: 2007-08-28 20:37:08
Blog: Red Hat Magazine | Book...

Singapore Jurong BirdPark - The Birds are Cute!

i made a trip to jurong birdpark recently. i know what you’re thinking! yikes, who wants to go visit birds right? it’s a shame that many singaporeans find the bird park boring. we tend to go there only on school ... , i was pretty psyched! my main purpose in going to the bird park was to visit the emperor penguins [more...]

Date: 2007-06-08 09:08:41
Blog: sparklette.net...

Three Deadly Bird Viruses Now in Australia, Scientists Say The Canberra Times - canberra.yourguide.com ... to introduce a compulsory DNA register of all exotic pet birds in Australia to control bird smuggling ... .au 08 Sep 2007 R Beeby Area: Australia Scientists claim at least three deadly contagious bird [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 16:42:00
Blog: Wildlife Disease News D...

Robot Birds from Dynamism

birds.jpg Ever since my son saw Tweety Bird, he always wanted one. But I couldn’t get myself to buy him a pet bird because I think it’s criminal to confine our feathered friends in small cages. Thankfully the Robot Birds from Dynamism.com offer a happy solution [more...]

Date: 2007-06-19 16:42:41
Blog: Newlaunches.com...

10,000 Birds Month in Review: August 2007

August 2007 was another action-packed month here at 10,000 Birds! ... of tasty water birds from the deserts of Oman. Even better, Corey’s photos of an ambiguous calidrid ... . Last but not least, 10,000 Birds celebrated a fourth fantastic birthday. These represent just a small sampling [more...]

Date: 2007-09-01 00:30:18
Blog: 10,000 Birds — Birding,...

The Birding Company's In-House Bird Feeder

Okay, this might risk being a pigeon trap right at your window. But if not, The Birding Company's In-House Bird Feeder is such a cool idea. If our little feathered friends had a Nest Therapy blog, this would be perfect for their Indoor Living month. [more...]

Date: 2007-06-11 19:33:09
Blog: Apartment Therapy - New...

Here’s the Eared!

It took me long enough. This weekend in New York Daisy and I spent two hours at the southern end of Staten Island in Conference House Park and Mount ... Pond for the umpteenth time in the last couple months, hoping to find a bird that, in the words ... Was this bird a lifer? No. It wasn’t even a year bird, seeing as I saw some in California in January [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 19:42:36
Blog: 10,000 Birds — Birding,...

Illegals Returned to Mexico

Some would argue our lax immigration laws are for the birds. But trying getting some birds here and see how quickly law enforcement reacts. U ... in cages to Mexican authorities. They will be returned to native habitats in southern Mexico or kept ... her the nickname "Bird Lady." "It's all about getting around the quarantine, which can be very [more...]

Date: 2007-08-23 00:50:25
Blog: JammieWearingFool...

Bonzer birding in the heart of Sydney

I’ve been transferring a whole bunch of Trip Reports over onto 10,000 Birds in the last week, and backdating them so that the homepage isn’t being changed every thirty minutes. However, I thought perhaps I ought to give 10,000 Birds’ many readers who’ve never read one of my ‘blogs from abroad’ a chance to see if they want to search back through [more...]

Date: 2007-07-02 07:41:24
Blog: 10,000 Birds — Birding,...

Squawking about my neighbors.

benjamin: "Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday!" "Who the hell is having a birthday party outside my window. At 8 in the morning?! ... discovered, two birds. Loud. Screechy. Talkative. Birds. To start things off, why would you ever ... someone to own TWO birds that make loud screeching? When I'm trying to sleep? Now, I haven't talked [more...]

Date: 2007-08-05 02:45:03
Blog: Metroblogging Los Angel...

Because Jules dared me to

That movie quote meme thing that everyone has been doing but me. I bet Jules that I could stump her, so hopefully one or two of these will... ... . Movie 1 Male--You-you eat like a bird. Female-- Looking around at the stuffed birds while eating And you'd know, of course. Male--No, not really. Anyway, I hear the expression 'eats like a bird [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 23:10:16
Blog: I'm Good Enough...I'm S...

El Pollo Pepe

Pepe es un pollo del pueblo. He is no citified stuffed shirt, like Pollo Feliz. Pepe is in the trenches. He works for a living ... not flatter him. One also wonders: Is Pepe always leaning on something? Can't the bird even stand ... , this is all standard stuff: hard-working bird kills himself killing other birds and preparing to be killed. We've [more...]

Date: 2007-09-09 07:18:11
Blog: Suicide Food...

The Lady Gouldian Finch

home logo2 There are a lot of bird’s in my family. My mom’s nickname is Bird, and my grandma was Birdie and we’re constantly buying bird themed baubles and t-shirts. One would think that we would have broken down and bought an actual bird [more...]

Date: 2007-08-01 15:17:53
Blog: oh, hey. ...

Take Away Bird Feeder by Eva Solo

foderkugle_foto1.jpg If you like our feathered friends, you might also like this lovely glass bird feeder. Very simple and elegant ( ... . "This bird feeder is made from mouth-blown glass and designed to withstand wind, weather and beating wings. The ball can easily be suspended from bushes, trees and the eaves of your house – and filling [more...]

Date: 2007-07-04 13:30:11
Blog: Better Living Through D...

Bird-feeder update, and Mourning Dove

Now that we are in June, our birds would rather eat bugs than seeds. Regardless, I am continuing the feeder this summer to see who stops by ... happily in the rose bushes under the bird feeder: 2 baby Cottontail rabbits and a family of Chipmunks ... . Today: Purple Grackles, Mourning Doves in droves, Goldfinch, Redwing Blackbird, Cowbird, House [more...]

Date: 2007-06-13 03:34:16
Blog: Maggie's Farm ...

Turkey Words

This afternoon, as I was snacking on some smoked turkey breast, I started thinking about words for the bird in other languages ... , this makes a certain amount of sense since it's a new-world bird. It would have been named in those ... in India (hence dinde). The Turks call turkey "hindi." Scandinavian names associate the bird [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 20:57:37
Blog: Word of Mouth...

It is a veritable buffet

This is a shot of my bird feeder. When I got the camera out to snap a picture, about four birds flew away ... to watch but they are eating me out of house and home! They've told all their bird friends where ... ! There is a huge cardinal on the feeder! or Did you see the pair of house finches out on the feeder [more...]

Date: 2007-05-01 11:53:20
Blog: ENJOY THE JOURNEY...

Scruffy

We have seen the scruffiest-looking cardinal at our bird feeder the past couple of years so we finally got around to snapping a photo of the less-than-photogenic bird the other day. Looks like it's about 100 years old! Seems to eat well. And what's funny is that his female companion bird is also scruffy like him but she hardly ever [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 17:23:29
Blog: BOBSERVATIONS...

Reno Mahe....Sorry, I Mean Reno F@%#ing Mahe

Ok, two muffed punt returns on Sunday were an obvious factor in the Birds' opening day, humiliating loss to the lowly Packers... ... and the Birds have paid a dear price for that ignorance. Westbrook is the only dynamic player ... , RENO MAHE... I am stunned that the Birds are even considering this again. Yes, I really dislike Mahe [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 18:36:30
Blog: Negadelphia...

Birds of a Feather and Mademoiselle Silhouette Mobiles

Yesterday, we dropped in at show to peruse their newest selection of wares, ... of these hanging mobiles from LA decor designers, ige design, shaped like perched birds or the fanciful sideway profiles from a more genteel era. igesilo2_atla07.jpg The Birds of a Feather mobile comes [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 19:52:20
Blog: Apartment Therapy - LA...

Diving Bird Island is way cool

I moved to this island four plus years ago for a few reasons. High on that list was the ability to go diving whenever I wanted ... , Bono and Madonna) headed out to Bird Island to explore that environment. None ... by Bird Island as well. See Brady for more on that one. These photos are by Dr. Mark Robertson [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 10:47:27
Blog: Saipan and other random...

A Few of My Favorite Backyard Birding Tips

A Few of My Favorite Backyard Birding Tips septembre 10th, 2007 by samiaostifichuk By Ronald F ... you in enjoying your birds more. If I could have but one feeder, I would choose a well built Hopper feeder. A feeder that is practical and functional. It must be easy to clean and fill with plenty [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 12:41:39
Blog: samia blog ...

Trip Journal Part 6

Tony Berry stole my bird! A little history: ZZ9ers of a certain vintage will remember "Grandad" John Philpott, who would often declaim to all and sundry, "Nic Farey stole my bird!", which really did happen on more than one occasion, most notoriously at a convention when, after having stolen John's bird, [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 17:36:50
Blog: Faster Than Spinach...

Friday Ark #155

We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals ( ... Deep Thoughts: Friday Cat Blogging - Kate Loves RhettThe Poor Mouth: Mimi enjoys an ear rubTexas Oasis ... Rabbit's Big Adventure Dogs x Birds A DC Birding Blog: I and the Bird #57stillpoint: intrepid Sam [more...]

Date: 2007-09-07 06:44:40
Blog: Modulator...

September 10 Flu Update

WHO reports new bird flu death in Indonesia. Ducks in Germany that were frozen while infected iwth H5N1 may have been eaten. The GAO says that bird flu plans for the US Federal Government are lacking. Malaysia says it is bird flu free. Dead swan in Southern Russia was H5N1. WHO says pandemic is (wait [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 11:25:57
Blog: The Coming Influenza Pa...

Loose Feathers #114

Blackpoll Warbler, fall plumage / Photo by USFWS News and links about birds, birding, ... with trails where dogs are banned. Bird numbers along trails with dog-walkers dropped by 41 ... . (Commentary here.) The federal government is testing the use of poisoned bait to kill blackbirds who eat [more...]

Date: 2007-09-07 13:20:41
Blog: A DC Birding Blog...

misc...

misc... news from Forbes on Malaysia's coastal developments destroying bird habitats.... BBC news reports on rise in numbers of rare bird in Scotland... local news has great tips on attracting birds to your yard with trees & shrubs... Lastly, while browsing notcot I saw [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 01:23:06
Blog: cher ami...

Thursday Thirteen - Week 33

Last week Impworks had a great TT, listing 13 birds he might see on his walk to work. I loved the idea, so this week, I'm posting 13 birds that live around our house. Thanks ... with this one; it's our state bird. A pair of these likes to perch on top our courtyard fence [more...]

Date: 2007-05-30 23:18:22
Blog: A Flyover Blog...

Happy Birthday, John James Audubon

John James Audubon was born on his father's plantation in Haiti on this day in 1780 ... for their songs. - Joseph Addison, 1672 - 1719 The bird has an honor that man does not have. Man ... the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages. - Jacques Deval, 1895 - 1972 [more...]

Date: 2007-04-27 02:47:05
Blog: A Blog Around The Clock...

Come visit my other blog...it's for the birds

The birds in your backyard, to be more exact. I hope to provide basic information about attracting birds to your yard and how to help make this a family activity with a little general birding news [more...]

Date: 2007-05-29 06:49:30
Blog: Principled Discovery...

Friday Grey Matters: The Biggest Parrot

The world's biggest flying parrot is the beautiful Hyacinth Macaw, ... long) makes this bird not the best choice for a companion bird; this huge bird would require a very large, specially made cage as they can easily disassemble the welded bars of normal cages [more...]

Date: 2007-03-30 15:21:25
Blog: Retrospectacle: A Neuro...

The Birds Were hard To Come By

I decided to combine a little exercise with my birding Saturday. I hiked up Mount Higby in Middletown. This area is part of a long volcanic ridge ... in to the Black Dog. There is a legend about a strange black dog that has been seen roaming the area ... . I forgot my field guide, and have seen only one Golden Plover which happened to be in breeding [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 22:30:34
Blog: THE BROWNSTONE BIRDING ...

Looking back at the high school and college summer jobs that I worked, I am amazed at the amount of time and energy that it took me to make $4,000-$5, ... estate bird dog, then a wholesaler, then a landlord. As a real estate bird dog I would have spent ... 1 or 2 hours a day locating potential buyers for the properties that people called in for sale. Once [more...]

Date: 2007-09-10 10:29:28
Blog: GUIDE TO WHOLESALING RE...

Help please

Hi Im new to this having a bird thing. I rescued a parrot this morn of the middle of the road. He/she was soaking wet and couldnt fly. So i caught it and bought it inside and put it in a cage and now what do i do . I got some parrot ... can give me some information on how to care and what type of bird, whether male of female it would [more...]

Date: 2007-09-11 02:35:33
Blog: BirdBoard.Com...

To everything there is a season

One sign that the seasons are changing -- besides the fact that we are supposed to have a low of 43 degrees later in the week and tomorrow's high is supposed to be 62 -- is that the bird feeder is suddenly active with birds we haven't seen for a while. This morning I saw a tufted titmouse, then another, then yet another. Even the goldfinches [more...]

Date: 2007-09-09 22:04:05
Blog: In Dodd We Trust...

It's Raining, It's Pouring

We are home in the rain. We can't complain The previous week the hubby put a bridge in next to the waterfall. It is a gift from Glenda and Steve ... some spring jewels as I passed it on the way to fill the bird feeder. Bird songs filled the air ... , cared for The Contessa while we were gone. That meant she was confined to the house and her kitty box [more...]

Date: 2007-03-25 19:12:22
Blog: THE DUST WILL WAIT...

Friday Grey Matters: Parrots Have Individualized Calls For Offspring

German researchers at the University of Hamburg claim to have documented that some parrots seem to give their ... seemed to respond to specific calls that other parrots in the same flock ignored. 'A mother bird ... in sepeate cages within earshot of each other, but not in direct view. The birds' calls were recorded [more...]

Date: 2007-04-20 19:18:12
Blog: Retrospectacle: A Neuro...

Squirrel Deterrent Brookville, Ohio— I have been...

Squirrel Deterrent Brookville, Ohio— I have been making food available to wildlife for about 42 years ( ... all winter long, or until you begin to stink: Read my story. Labels: baby birds, bird feeder, gray ... in a while I come up with a great idea. In this case I put an old straw hat on the feeder as a kind [more...]

Date: 2007-05-29 10:03:55
Blog: Brookville, Ohio Daily ...

Review: Ratatouille

A common yet unwanted lesson the summer season of movies usually teaches you is to never get your hopes too high and torture yourself with ... there people, “Ratatouille” is the real deal. Director Brad Bird, who hit it big with 2004’s “ ... . I was very impressed with how Bird and co-writers Jim Capobianco, Emily Cook, Kathy Greenberg [more...]

Date: 2007-06-17 05:33:14
Blog: Film School Rejects...

Pigeon problem solved

The Great Fat Pigeon Controversy of 2007 appears to have been settled. But it wasn’t easy. We begin with Chris Nehring of St ... . Weighing a pigeon, you see, is not easy. You’ve got to put the bird in a cage, and then put the cage ... had to go with an alternate this year after her champion bird, Hannah, got eaten by a fox. Bambi had high hopes [more...]

Date: 2007-08-11 16:01:58
Blog: DesMoinesRegister.com B...

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