Birds that live in towns and cities are having more chicks because light pollution

Birds living in urban areas have more chicks than those in the country because light pollution is prompting them to lay eggs earlier in the year, a study has found. Researchers from California Polytechnic State University examined data collected by the public on 58,506 nests from 142 species across North America. They found that urban birds … Read more

Birds that live in towns and cities are having more chicks because light pollution

Birds living in urban areas have more chicks than those in the country because of light pollution prompting them to lay eggs earlier in the year, study finds. Researchers from California Polytechnic State University based examined data collected by the public on 58,506 nests from 142 species across North America. They found that urban birds are … Read more

Eleven rare peregrine falcon chicks hatch at National Trust sites

Eleven rare peregrine falcon chicks have hatched and are fledgling at four National Trust sites around the country.  Three peregrine chicks have been reared at the 12th century Corfe Castle in Dorset, while another eight chicks are being cared for at National Trust sites in the Peak District.  National Trust staff suspect the adult birds moved … Read more

Dixie Chicks break silence to reveal why they dropped ‘Dixie’ from their name

The country pop group formerly known as the Dixie Chicks have explained why they changed their name. Natalie Maines, Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Strayer told the New York Times they officially changed their name to the Chicks last month after seeing a Confederate flag on Instagram labeled ‘The Dixie Swastika’. ‘I don’t want to … Read more

Labrador balances partridge chicks on her nose

Here’s looking at you, chicks! Pet Labrador gets up-close view of his baby partridge best buddies – as she balances them on her NOSE Five-year-old labrador Ruby befriended a group of partridge chicks in Norfolk Jadene Moloy, 23, rescued the birds after they were separated from their mother Ruby became ‘obsessed’ with the chicks and … Read more

Dixie Chicks change name to The Chicks and announce BLM support

The Dixie Chicks have quietly changed their name, dropping the word Dixie, and rebranded as The Chicks on Thursday. Natalie Maines, Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Strayer changed their band’s social media handles to The Chicks but released no statement about the new moniker. The group also declared their support for the Black Lives Matter … Read more

First white stork chicks born in Britain for 600 years peer out of their nest for first time

Beak-a-boo! First white stork chicks born in Britain for 600 years peer out of their nest for first time in historic sighting Pictures show the chicks at their parents’ nest at Knepp Castle in West Sussex  The baby birds were born earlier this month as a result of the White Stork Project The project is … Read more

First white stork chicks born in Britain for 600 years peer out of their nest for first time

Beak-a-boo! First white stork chicks born in Britain for 600 years peer out of their nest for first time in historic sighting Pictures show the chicks at their parents’ nest at Knepp Castle in West Sussex  The baby birds were born earlier this month as a result of the White Stork Project The project is … Read more

Two hawks from different species mated to create rare hybrid chicks, baffling experts

Two hawks from completely different species mate to create a rare hybrid, baffling experts who say the cross would be similar to a house cat coupling with a jaguar Researchers in Sonoma County observed two distant hawk species procreate The hawks were not just different species but entirely different genera Other animals sometimes mate across … Read more

Two hawks from different species mated to create rare hybrid chicks, baffling experts

Two hawks from different species mated to create a rare hybrid, baffling experts who say the cross would be similar to a house cat coupling with a jaguar Researchers in Sonoma County observed two distant hawk species procreate The hawks were not just different species but entirely different genera Other animals sometimes mate across species … Read more