Necessity is the mother of invention for clever birds
Researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Queen Mary, University of London have found that rooks, a member of the crow family, are capable of using and making tools, modifying them to make them work and using two tools in a sequence. view more (2009-05-26)
Aesop's fable 'the crow and the pitcher' more fact than fiction
In Aesop's fable 'The crow and the pitcher' a thirsty crow uses stones to raise the level of water in a pitcher to quench its thirst. view more (2009-08-07)
Kestrel Has Been Announced Moscow Bird Of 2002
The Day of Birds events are taking place in Moscow, this is organised every spring by the Union for the Birds of Russia Protection. This year, besides hanging starling-houses, the ornithologists will for the first time place the nestling boxes for the kestrel in the Vorobyov Hills. The ornithologists hope that the artificial habitations will... view more... (2002-05-17)
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