Rinsing the bird under the tap actually "splashes" any bacteria on the bird onto nearby taps, kitchen surfaces and foods.
Last month primary-school children in Inverness became concerned when a red kite whose movements they had been watching over the internet via a satellite-linked tag on the bird stopped moving.
They say they can keep rain from falling on the Bird's Nest Stadium during the opening ceremony - the stadium has no roof - but scientists elsewhere are dubious about that kind of technology.
The researchers wanted to observe the impact on New Zealand gloxinia of these disappearing bird populations and so compared the situation on the mainland with that of three nearby island bird sanctuaries where the birds remain abundant.
The loonie (so named for the bird on the one-dollar coin) has soared from a record low of 62.1 American cents in January 2002 to over 74 cents this week, its highest level in six years.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said that as well as the house sparrow, the starling was another familiar garden bird to feature on the BAP list of 59 bird species.
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Of course, we can't help but be a bit skeptical about trying to control a child's eating habits at school only to return home for a bucket of the Dirty Bird on the couch with moms.
They knew what they had agreed on the size of the canvas, the pose and the decorative elements (the bowl of strawberries, the bird on a string, the piano, the view from the window) and from this agreement they inferred mastery.
All the earth being dug out is being put on barges to create a bird sanctuary on the Thames Estuary.
When we wear or use those feathers, we're calling on the energy of the entire bird.
RoboBrrd looks soft and cuddly from the outside, but it one rugged and advanced bird on the inside.
An appeal for volunteers has been launched in the Isle of Man in an effort to eradicate the rat population on a small bird sanctuary in the Irish Sea.
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The first people to cycle on the track included Alex Bird, aged nine, who suggested the name of the new youth group, and 11-year-old Lakee Sivaraya, who won the written competition: 'Why I should be the first person to cycle the circuit'.
Bird watchers on the Isle of Man recorded sightings of more than 100 bird species during a week-long competition run by Manx BirdLife.
In preparation for the iPhone launch, the carrier has started offering early bird discounts on the device to select iPhone customers who want to upgrade before the end of their two-year contract period.
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This vast and pristine tract is flooded for much of the year, providing excellent provender for some of the greatest wildlife diversity of any national park on the continent, including hundreds of bird species, many kinds of antelope and the big game that feed on them, such as lions, leopards and cheetahs.
Dozens of people have contacted the line suffering from flashbacks since Derrick Bird went on the rampage on 2 June, killing 12 people.
For the last six years, Devon Birds, a group dedicated to the conservation of birds, has been compiling data on bird sightings in the county.
From high up on the mountain, the couple have a bird's-eye view of the farms and woods of Zebulon Valley, where Deanna was born and raised.
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Jaymay's move to the UK should build her already established anti-folk fan base since she will support Teddy Thompson, Nouvelle Vague and The Bird and The Bee on their respective UK tours.
But scientists from Sweden and the U.S., who were visiting the island doing separate research on another nocturnal bird, both recorded the Rinjani Scops owl's vocalizations.
After studying the Northumberland bird's plumage on hours of videotape and a number of photographs, experts decided the bird was less than one year old.
China reported three more cases of human infection of the H7N9 bird flu virus on Sunday, raising the total number of cases to 21 all in the eastern part of the country.
And this was just -- there's been a strong grassroots outcry over the attacks on Big Bird.
They will also be given regular updates on the activities of their bird.
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In western Honduras, the tropical coffee farm Finca el Paraiso, in the village of Los Naranjos on the western edge of Lago de Yojoa, has easy walking trails and is a fantastic base for boating and bird watching on the lake.
On the local sports scene, even Larry Bird of the NBA champion Celtics took a backseat in 1984--Boston belonged to Doug Flutie.
The liver, in the center of the bird's body, stores fat the bird traditionally uses on long migratory flights.
The full list of species recorded during the Christmas Bird Race can be viewed on the Manx BirdLife website.
The collection contains data on about 900 bird species, some of which -- the Guadalupe storm-petrel, Labrador duck, Guadalupe caracara, great auk, Carolina parakeet and passenger pigeon -- have gone extinct.
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