Escaped emu leads police on wild, 20 mile chase through Tennessee town: video
MeeMoo the emu can sure move. A pet emu led police on a wild, 20-mile chase through a Tennessee town on Wednesday — clocking in at speeds of up to … Read More
Tag: birds
Billy Joel’s ‘Uptown Girl’ helps rescue lost cockatiel
The “Piano Man” played an unusual role in the rescue of a pet bird in South Carolina. Last month Christine Iturrino was loading groceries into her Myrtle Beach home when … Read More
‘Finch-smuggling kingpin’ sentenced for bird trafficking
An admitted bird smuggler dubbed “one of New York’s finch-smuggling kingpins” got his wings clipped Thursday, when he was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to just over a year in … Read More
Russell Crowe comes to the rescue for his crow namesake
Birds of a feather flock together, as they say. Russell Crowe has saved the day for his plumed namesake: a crow named Russell. The 58-year-old Oscar winner reportedly forked over … Read More
As bald eagle makes miraculous comeback in US, author reveals that humans ‘redeemed ourselves’
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jack E. Davis gives well-deserved attention to America’s greatest symbol of freedom in his new book, “The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird.” The book takes … Read More
Birds escape Minnesota Zoo prompting aviary upgrade
New coop for you! The Minnesota Zoo has emptied out its tropical aviary so it can beef up security following the escape of four birds — three of which are … Read More
Magpie ‘vicious’ attacks flood in as ‘swooping season’ begins
We’re only two months into the four-month magpie “swooping season” but already more than 600 Australians have been attacked and almost 70 have been injured. And that’s just from those … Read More
Bald eagle spotted going through TSA line at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
An unlikely airline passenger in North Carolina really knows how to spread their wings and fly. Clark, a bald eagle from the World Bird Sanctuary, caught the attention of TSA … Read More
Can you find the woman in this parrot photo?
Hiding in plain flight. Viewers are frazzling their puzzlers of this photograph of a parrot, which reportedly hides the image of a woman. This ornithological “Where’s Waldo” has been circulating … Read More
Glue traps meant to capture spotted lanternfly poses threat to birds
The spotted lanternfly, which is native to Asia, is not only pervasive and invasive but deadly to plants and first appeared in New York and New Jersey a few years ago. Authorities in both … Read More
