After five decades of officiating basketball games, Dowagiac resident Randy Melvin has hung up his whistle for good.  Melvin ...

Looking up, we were astonished to see Cooper’s hawks overhead, jumping from branch to branch and making all that noise, four ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources lists the Western chorus frog as found in Hamilton County, but Salehpour points out ...

Since late 2024, the avian influenza virus H5N1 has been spreading rapidly through wild bird populations, possibly spurred by fall migration. Waterfowl and seabirds have been hit hard, though ...

Trivia books will need to be rewritten. A THIRD person can now whistle in the Piccadilly enclave. World whistling champ Geert Chatrou has won the right to purse his lips in Burlington Arcade.

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The current outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has caused concern among scientists, public health officials and lawmakers. Recent studies and reports show that the virus has spread further ...

In hawking or falconry, whistles were used by the falconer to communicate with the bird and control them in flight. The object is of significance to the museum because whistles of this kind from the ...

In hawking or falconry, whistles were used by the falconer to communicate with the bird and control them in flight. The object is of significance to the museum because whistles of this kind from ...

Bird food is a small but crucial way of supporting British wildlife. Provide meals for birds and their young and you’ll be rewarded with beautiful birdsong and displays of natural colour. Bird food is ...

But, with new growth and (hopefully) warmer temperatures - our back gardens will once again catch the eyes of hungry pigeons. These birds will happily peck away on a wide range of plants ...

Bird flu is here to stay. The H5N1 avian influenza is proliferating among U.S. cows and there are now two strains circulating among mammals and birds. Though there are only 68 confirmed cases in ...