New court threat for compulsive bird-feeding neighbour.
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- The guinea fowl that escaped. Picture by Bhola Prasad
New court threat for compulsive bird-feeding neighbour.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 31, 2007
New court threat for compulsive bird-feeding neighbour. (31-MAR-07) Europe Intelligence Wire. Barbara Simpson (68) was jailed for three.
George and Gracie’s offspring head to safety Researchers remove…
San Francisco Chronicle – Mar 31, 2007
tmpl –>As the male bird swooped and chattered angrily rescuers plucked the eggs of celebrity peregrine falcons George and Gracie from their perilous perch on the Bay Bridge on Friday morning. tmpl –> Images… ” Unlikely as it seems San Francisco is ideal peregrine habitat Stewart said. The endangered raptors nest on sheer cliffs in the wild and high-rise buildings and soaring bridge pylons are suitable analogues he said. The city also is a well-stocked larder for falcons full of pigeons starlings and sparrows. “For us this may seem like a cramped urban environment but peregrines see the world from as much as a mile up” Stewart said. “They live mainly in the sky and San Francisco is still a natural habitat for them. ” From the 360-degree vantage of Coit Tower Stewart said the territories of perhaps six pairs of peregrine falcons can be seen. “By contrast the entire area between Monterey and San Luis bispo only supports nine pairs” Stewart said.
The guinea fowl that escaped. Picture by Bhola Prasad
Calcutta Telegraph – Mar 31, 2007
“Though the search was tiresome we had a fantastic experience. I don’t think such a case has ever taken place here” he added. Four guinea fowls along with rabbits pigeons and turkeys were taken out of their enclosures and put inside the new Pet Park on Thursday morning for acclimatisation. ne of the pheasants a male which had been procured three years ago from Patna zoo got a little confused in his new surroundings and flew out of the enclosure crossing the Marine Drive which runs along the zoo. “We sent the zoo attendants and gardeners to chase and guide the bird back to its enclosure. Finally we had to apply the vocalising trick. We took another male guinea fowl along with us… Four guinea fowls along with rabbits pigeons and turkeys were taken out of their enclosures and put inside the new Pet Park on Thursday morning for acclimatisation. ne of the pheasants a male which had been procured three years ago from Patna zoo got a little confused in his new surroundings and flew out of the enclosure crossing the Marine Drive which runs along the zoo. “We sent the zoo attendants and gardeners to chase and guide the bird back to its enclosure. Finally we had to apply the vocalising trick. We took another male guinea fowl along with us. The twitter of the pheasant we carried made his counterpart respond from inside the water filter plant of the Subernarekha which flows nearby” he added. Though officials managed to guide the bird back to the zoo premises on Thursday afternoon the drama was not over.
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