Above: the Endangered Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) should get a mention during the 10.40am talk, according to OSME council member Paul Stancliffe © Shutterstock.com/Ondrej Prosicky A FREE VIRTUAL meeting for people interested in the wild birds of the Middle East,…
Above: the BS’s change to the 2021 show season will give Area Societies, such as the above Lancashire Cheshire & North Wales BS, an extra incentive to host an early spring show for 2020-bred young birds THE BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY…
Above: The RSPB ID Spotlight series focuses on garden, wetland and coastal birds and birds of prey AN ID SPOTLIGHT series, to help identify and learn more about our most common bird species, has been published by the RSPB.…
Above: Diego Mendez (above), the 2019 recipient of the Hawk Conservancy Trust’s Marion Paviour Award, used the grant to survey roosts, foraging grounds and nests of king vultures (right) in Bolivia Photo: Diego Méndez THE HAWK CONSERVANCY Trust (HCT)…
Caption: Star bird: two of the first photos taken of the historic hybrid. In addition to the features shown here, it also has well-marked wing bars and (as a result of its siskin parentage) a green underflue. Both photos: Richard…
Above: To other birds, this male broad-tailed hummingbird’s magenta throat feathers likely appear as an ultraviolet+purple combination colour. During the experiment, researchers found that the hummingbirds quickly learned that nonspectrum LEDs indicated a reward. Results are published in the journal…
Above: before social distancing: four Merseyside Border & Fife FCC fanciers, at the club’s 2018 open show. L-r: Al Brown, J. & A. Pierce and Tom O’Keefe. Next month’s meeting, on August 6, will be the first since the club’s…
Above: two mosaics that featured in the study: the female (left) shows less red than the cock. Both photos: Ricardo Lopes SCIENTISTS HAVE long known that genetics plays a role in the differences in male and female plumage colours,…
Above: Previous Avicultural Society funding, in memory of its former council member Stewart Pyper who was keen on promoting aviculture in all its forms, has helped wild southern ground-hornbills (Bucorvus leadbeateri) and their conservation. Read more about this project at:…
Above: Last year’s aerial view of the main trading hall. The first Parrot Society National Exhibition was held in 2007, but initially under the name Bird Show of the Year. The following year, the name was changed to the National…