Bird

​ Birds are known to eat a considerable amount of food each day, even up to 12% of their body weight. A common rule is that the smaller the bird the more often it eats, but larger birds can consume up to 18 pounds of food daily. So, why do birds eat so much? Birds […]

Bird express behaviours that seem bizarre to us humans. Some behaviours are instinctive and other behaviours are learnt. We understand when birds do things like preening themselves, bathing in birdbaths, caring for their young and chirping, behaviours that can seem foreign to us include ruffling their feathers. So why do they do this? Why do […]

Birds and humans are not the same, our bodies are different, because of this we have to eat differently. Birds thrive on a diet of insects, worms, grubs, grasses, seeds, rodents, snakes pollen and nuts. Humans can’t survive very long on such a diet, we’d rather have grains, fruits, vegetables and other protein sources. Another […]

Female birds use up precious time, effort and resources to lay eggs. Not only this but incubating eggs takes effort as well. The process of bringing new life into the wild is quite a task so seeing a pigeon break its eggs before the bird has seen the fruits of its labour can be quite […]

Pigeons have been living with humans for hundreds of years. We’ve used pigeons to send messages during wartime, as pets, as entertainment and as a food source to name a few. To this day these animals are a part of our urban environment and it seems like all they do is coo constantly. But why […]

Shivering, to humans, is a normal bodily function. When it’s cold outside our bodies respond to the cold temperatures by shivering. Our bodies core temperature drops and this triggers a shivering reflex. The shivering creates warmth, we can also use jackets and blankets to get us warm. But what about animals, like birds, that don’t […]

It’s reasonable to assume that pigeons are peaceful animals. They are usually seen cooing at each other or flapping their wings. They aren’t birds of prey and thus you wouldn’t expect them to hunt other birds, but they sometimes harm each other. Pigeons can and do peck at each other on occasion, so why do […]

There are many different types of pigeons. King pigeons are generally larger than most, homing pigeons are bred and taught to send messages, racing pigeons race against each other, feral pigeons are your normal everyday pigeons, fancy pigeons are bred to compete in pigeon pageants and competitions like dogs do in dog shows, and roller […]

If you know anything about pigeons then you’ll know that these animals will happily live wherever there is food, water and shelter available. They can make their homes in the wild, in urban and suburban environments as long as they can get what they need for survival. And this includes setting up shop in your […]

If you’ve ever taken care of cats, dogs or even children for that matter then you know to look out for lice. These tiny little creatures live in the hair of animals and people and can cause harm. If you’ve ever tried to get rid of these creatures then you would know that regular shampoos […]