All news on the topic: Birds

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Family discover owls in their chimney after son heard 'hooting' noises
Lauren Mayes heard flapping and scratching noises coming from the fireplace and assumed it was just pigeons roosting. But then her son Toby said he had heard a hooting noise
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Mechanic becomes best mates with injured seagull after nursing it to health
Bruce Garden saved the bird when he found her with a badly damaged wing on the industrial estate where he mends vehicles. The feathered friend, who he named 'Hopeful', has since taken up residence in his garage
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Village left covered in poo after invasion of tens of thousands of birds
Great Gonerby in Lincolnshire has been invaded by a flock of tens of thousands of starlings, with residents saying they are being constantly drenched in bird droppings
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Crowds flock to multi-storey car park to see stunning starling murmurations
Tens of thousands of the birds have been returning every night to the Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch, Worcestershire, to perform their breathtaking aerial acrobatics
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Heartbroken swan loses his partner and is hit by car in same week
Charlie the swan was seen wandering the neighbourhood crying after he lost his mate in an incident and was then hit by a car himself
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Seagull attacks tourist and swipes chocolate mini egg from inside her mouth
A woman on holiday in Eyemouth, Scotland, was left bloodied after a seagull swooped on her as she left a shop, causing her mother to run away out of fear
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Pet expert's 4 signs your dog has 'psychic abilities' - including mindreading
The possibility of having a psychic pet probably doesn't occur to most owners, but have you ever wondered why they come running when all you've done is think about feeding or walking them?
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Crane that fell in love with zookeeper and shunned other birds dies at age 42
Walnut, a popular crane at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, chose one of the attraction's workers as her mate and built up a cult following because of it
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Pigeon suspected of being Chinese spy set free by police after eight months
A pigeon captured by Indian officers in Mumbai and accused of espionage has been freed after eight months in captivity, after it was revealed to be a racing bird from Taiwan
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Bold thief abseils down cliff to steal rare eggs that can be worth a fortune
British peregrine falcons, among Britain’s most endangered birds, are sought after in the Middle East where they are used for racing - and the Peak District has become a hotspot for stealing them
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Brits will try gardening, birdwatching, and stargazing, to combat January blues
It comes as eight in 10 feel that being around nature is good for their mood - with two-thirds hoping to spend more time outdoors in 2024
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Mama duck teams up with police to save her 11 ducklings from drain
Officers with the League City Police Department in Texas helped rescue 11 ducklings that had fallen in a storm drain, with help from a very concerned mama duck
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Horrifying moment man drags swan by the neck as onlookers beg him to stop
WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Police said enquiries are ongoing after unsettling footage showed a man dragging a swan by its neck through a park as onlookers plead with him to let go
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Unusual moment man 'fights' Ostrich on roadside after it obstructed traffic
The man - who was dressed all in black - was seen gripping the tall bird by its neck and dragging it off the road before it was knocked down by a passing vehicle in China's Henan Province
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Pensioner threatened with a £100 fine for feeding birds in her private garden
Anne Seago, who has lived at her home in Staining, near Blackpool, since 1982, says one of her pleasures in life is sitting in her conservatory watching sparrows and robins eat seeds on her bird table
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Woman killed by pet rooster who pecked at her as she collected eggs from garden
The woman from South Australia sadly died after the rooster's beak reportedly punctured a varicose vein and caused it to bleed profusely. Others have been warned about the animals
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Escaped emu finally reunited with family after being seen on doorbell camera
Rodney the emu went on the run in the aptly-named village of Loose in Kent before police swooped after the bird was caught doorknocking a pensioner
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Hilarious doorbell footage shows Emu on the run after escaping from UK village
Six-month-old emu, Rodney, escaped from his home near Maidstone, Kent, and curiously knocked on a pensioner's door - he has since been reunited with his owner Sarah
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Outrage as 100 birds with 'offensive' names to be renamed
Members of the public will be involved in the process of selecting new, 'more inclusive' bird names, with a focus on more descriptive ones that reference habitats or distinct physical features
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Dozens of species of birds are being officially renamed for good reason
The American Ornithological Society says it is renaming the species of dozens of birds due to their links to those who "glorified slave owners and Confederate generals"
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Nature lovers reckon they could identify seven bird species by appearance
Over a fifth of Brits enjoy bird-watching as a hobby - with the calls of the blackbird and the Wood pigeon the most easily identifiable birdsongs, the research found
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Man says he can predict whether a relationship will work or not with bird test
A man has shared that a psychologist in the 1990s set up an experiment to work out how likely it was that the couples were going to last, based on a simple bird test
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Gobsmacked fisherman reels in £1million cocaine haul 'after following sea gulls'
Ron Rapp was baffled by seagulls diving in the water off the coast of the Isle of Wight and later discovered the birds were sitting on £1 million worth of drugs
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1,000 'carpet of dead birds' found after crashing into building while migrating
The songbirds smashed into the windows of McCormick Place in Chicago on Wednesday evening and were discovered when a caretaker for the building noticed a "carpet of dead birds"
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Psycho seagulls attacking residents - and birds are 'increasingly aggressive'
Seagulls are showing "increasingly aggressive behaviour" in the picturesque city of Bath, Somerset, and people say it is "impossible to escape sleep deprivation"