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View full sizeReena Rose Sibayan / The Jersey JournalFire damage to the rear of 977 Summit Avenue in Jersey CityTwo parrots died and a cat was resuscitated by Jersey City firefighters battling a two-alarm Heights blaze that sent a couple...  

 The parrot holds its food for prim consumption as daintily as any debutante, [with] a predilection for pot roast, hashed-brown potatoes, duck skin, butter, hoisin sauce, sesame seed oil, bananas and human thumb.” - Alexander Theroux, novelist, poet Los Loros are parrots, in Spanish, but in the local street slang, lunfardo, they’re brave and/or handsome young men. [...]  

Ghaziabad, Dec 10 (IANS) Police in Ghaziabad rescued over 700 endangered species of parrots from a smuggler, who was taking them to Delhi to sell. According to police, police stopped a Rajasthan Roadways bus near the Uttar Pradesh Gate Wednesday night and seized the 700 parrots. The smuggler, Raj Kishore was arrested. According to Senior Superintendent [...]  

News & ObserverBird lovers brave weather for countNews & ObserverJennie Dirienzo, left, of Clayton marks down birds that have been identified while Becky Desjardins, president of Wake County's Audubon Society, ...and more »  

It's important that pet birds keep from becoming bored.Parrots are incredibly intelligent, and for anyone who doubts this, we point to Alex, Dr. Irene Pepperberg's well-known African grey, who showed by matching words to objects that he and his kind are anything but "bird brains." And yet, we too often see these brilliant beings kept as little more than decorative objects, prized for their plumage and locked nearly all their lives in...  

Many families celebrate the holidays with unique traditions, special ornaments, and delicious holiday recipes. This Christmas, consider starting a new holiday tradition by participating in the National Audubon Society's 110th Christmas Bird Count. The organization is gathering data from birdwatchers throughout the continent in order to better document the current status of different bird species. Audubon says they are looking for any amount...  

One of the great things about living in the Valley of the Sun is the hummingbirds. Stick a hummingbird feeder in your backyard, and soon enough you’ll see the little critters come feed at sunup and sunset. It never fails to put a smile on my face. One thing, though, you wouldn’t know about hummingbirds just from [...]  

tags: Holidays, companion pets, parrots, humor, funny, gift wrapping Orpheus. Male Hawk-headed (red fan) parrot, Deroptyus a. accipitrinus, April 2008. Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view]. I thought you might find this little essay amusing about wrapping gifts when there is a parrot in the house. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... Also check out the featured ScienceBlog of the week: Guilty...  

Telegraph.co.ukEcologists Sound out New Solution for Monitoring Cryptic SpeciesScience Daily (press release)Birds communicate by singing or calling, and biologists have long counted these cues to get an index of bird abundance. But it is much harder to work out ...Birdsongs provide population cluesNature.com (subscription)Kiwi scientist makes a twitter breakthroughStuff.co.nzBirdsong helps scientists to count bird populationsBBC NewsTelegraph...  

MassLive.comBirds Of Prey Become Monarchs' PreyOurSports Central (press release)MANCHESTER, NH - The Manchester Monarchs netted four first period goals to beat the Springfield Falcons, 4-1, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Friday night. ...Springfield Falcons lose to Manchester Monarchs 4-2MassLive.comall 5 news articles »  

Washington TimesBirds Should Soar Over Lesser SkinsNBC PhiladelphiaThe Birds should win easily even if almost every member of their defense is on the injury report. They should overcome this week even if Asante Samuel, ...It's Game Time: Eagles need to get by 'Skins at home to keep pace with Dallas….MVN.comall 81 news articles »  

Canoe.caEarly birds catch best deals on Black FridayMacon TelegraphBut that wasn't the case at the shopping centers as cars darted up and down parking lots looking for spaces to park. ...Early birds get the bargainsWLFI.comShoppers hit the stores early for Black Friday DealsDanville AdvocateShoppers turn out for Black FridayMount Airy NewsStarNewsOnline.com -WGME -Denver Postall 3,613 news articles »  

T-Birds stunned at homeSt. George Daily Spectrum"We had our chances," said T-Birds senior guard Davis Baker, who led all scorers with 25 points. "Our defense was good at times, others not so good, ...Sloppy play costly for SUU in 72-65 loss to Tenn TechKSL-TVDavis leads Tennessee Tech past S. Utah 72-65The Associated PressSUU trails Tennessee Tech at halfSt. George Daily Spectrumall 84 news articles »  

Counting birds in Tomales BaySanta Rosa Press Democrat“The birds are holding on. They are hanging in there,” said Kelly, director of the Cypress Grove Research Center at Audubon Canyon Ranch. ...and more »  

The early birds get the dealsSouth Coast TodayDARTMOUTH — People waiting outside Toys R Us in Dartmouth at 2 am today were friendly enough, even if they were going on little to no sleep ...and more »