Shot by an American ornithologist in the early years of Irish independence, the footage turned up in the archives of the Chicago Academy of Sciences and is being restored.
Tag: Birds
Climate Change Driving Some Albatrosses to ‘Divorce,’ Study Finds
Warming oceans are sending the monogamous sea birds farther afield to find food, putting stress on their breeding and prompting some to ditch their partners.
New Zealand Held a Bird Contest. A Bat Won.
The long-tailed bat, one of the country’s only two native land mammals, flew away with the top prize.
New Zealand Held a Contest for Bird of the Year. The Birds Lost.
The long-tailed bat, one of the country’s only two native land mammals, flew away with the top prize.
A Dispatch From an Endangered Bird’s ‘Garden of Eden’
Immerse yourself in the visual splendor of a tiny volcanic island in the northern Andaman Sea, the only home of the little-known Narcondam hornbill.
The Marvelous Physics of Swarming Midges
There’s more in that cloud of bugs than meets the eye.
What Animals See in the Stars, and What They Stand to Lose
Humans aren’t the only species that navigate by starlight. Animals from birds to dung beetles may do it, too — and might become disoriented as our city lights drown out the heavens.
Australia’s Trash Parrots Invent New Skill in Suburbs
Sydney’s clever and adaptable sulfur-crested cockatoos learn how to pry open garbage bins by watching one another.
Crows Attack People on Rome Streets
Rome’s residents are venturing outdoors, only to face an annual threat of violence from the skies as crows protect their young.
China Reports a Human Case of Rare H10N3 Bird Flu
The World Health Organization said that such an infection was “a vivid reminder that the threat of an influenza pandemic is persistent.”