Mystery bird: fairy martin, Petrochelidon ariel - The Guardian (blog)

Mystery bird: fairy martin, Petrochelidon ariel The Guardian (blog) Nikon D7000, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, iso320 Question: This Australian mystery bird has an interesting behaviour, especially for a bird that breeds near the equator. What behaviour is that? Can you identify this bird's taxonomic family and species?

Rare wading bird breeds at wetland site - This is Somerset

Rare wading bird breeds at wetland site This is Somerset A type of wading bird that was driven to extinction in Britain at one point has hatched in Gloucestershire. Two avocet chicks have been born to a breeding pair at Slimbridge Wetland Centre, with the hatching of a third egg possible. and more »

The Price Of A Swift Pigeon: Try $328000 - NPR

The Price Of A Swift Pigeon: Try $328000 NPR One buyer paid $328000 for a single bird earlier this year. Belgium, however, remains the center of pigeon-breeding. Here, Yi Minna, the chief operating officer at the Pipa pigeon auction house, is shown in Knesselare, Belgium, last year. and more »

Turkey: It's a bird! It's a spy! - GlobalPost (blog)

Turkey: It's a bird! It's a spy! GlobalPost (blog) (Julian Finney/AFP/Getty Images) Turkish villagers mistook a migratory bird for an Israeli spy, according to the BBC. The European bee-eater, a small, colorful bird which breeds in southern Europe, north Africa and western Asia, was found dead in a ... and more »

Migrating shorebirds and songbirds have arrived in the Interior - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Migrating shorebirds and songbirds have arrived in the Interior Fairbanks Daily News-Miner by Sue Guers/For the News-Miner FAIRBANKS — This year's bird migration is well underway — the waterfowl and swans were the first to arrive, and have been followed by a wave of shorebirds and songbirds. It's possible to see many of these species all ...