As you’ll see in the above video, the vampire ground finch is one blood-thirsty little bird. The vampire finch (Geospiza septentrionalis) is an unusual bird that only lives on two remote islands in ...
The Audubon Bird Guide is a free and complete field guide to over 800 species of North American birds, right in your pocket. Built for all experience levels, it will help you identify the birds around ...
As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus. Bird flu ...
Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a respiratory virus that primarily affects birds. Health authorities have been preparing a round of vaccinations to prevent a major outbreak. However, cases have ...
Learn More › Bird lovers are passionate about every aspect of the lives of birds. With thousands of species to learn about, and potentially hundreds of bird species in any given region ...
How worried should we be about bird flu? It’s a question that I’ve been asked by friends and colleagues several times over the last couple of weeks. Their concerns have been spurred by some ...
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Viruses don’t always manage to adapt to new species, despite all the opportunities. But if there is a bird flu pandemic soon, it will be among the most foreseeable catastrophes in history.
NEW YORK -- There were terrifying moments for passengers on board a flight out of New York's LaGuardia Airport after a bird strike forced the pilot to redirect and land at JFK Airport. Crystal ...