The Irwins open a bird garden at Australia Zoo named in honour of Bindi’s newborn daughter Grace

The Irwins open a bird garden at Australia Zoo named in honour of Bindi’s newborn daughter Grace By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:23 BST, 28 June 2021 | Updated: 13:23 BST, 28 June 2021 She’s barely three months old, but Bindi Irwin’s daughter, Grace Warrior, has already made a mark on the … Read more

Big Brother’s Reggie Bird shares heartbreaking photos of son Lucas battling cystic fibrosis

Big Brother winner Reggie Bird shares heartbreaking photos of son Lucas battling cystic fibrosis – and says they are ‘taking each day as it comes’ By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:26 BST, 30 May 2021 | Updated: 15:26 BST, 30 May 2021 Reggie Bird shared heartbreaking photos of her son Lucas’ cystic … Read more

Bird named Bubba trained to whistle a song by owner in Shepparton, Victoria

Orphan bird named Bubba learns to whistle a soulful tune from its owner who is grieving the loss of his pet dog  Adorable common starling taught how to whistle a tune back to its new owner   Bird named ‘Bubba’ was found orphaned under a tree in Shepparton, Victoria   Bubba’s owner Anthony, whistled a peaceful tune … Read more

Paul Ritter dead: Friday Night Dinner’s Simon Bird pays tribute to late co-star

‘I’ll always aspire to be like him’: Friday Night Dinner star Simon Bird pays tribute to late co-star Paul Ritter after his death from a brain tumour aged 54 By Roxy Simons and Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 16:56 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 19:43 BST, 8 April 2021 Simon Bird has paid tribute … Read more

European shag feeding features among finalists of Bird Photographer of the Year competition

From a sea eagle hitting a fox with its wings after it entered the bird of prey’s territory to a young European shag sticking its head into its mother’s mouth to feed, this incredible array of images showcases the work of some of the world’s finest photographers.  The stunning pictures were taken by the finalists of … Read more

Shocking image shows a bird tangled in a FACE MASK

An image of a bird tangled in a face mask has been shared by scientists, who warn that measures to slow the spread of Covid-19 are ‘killing animals around the world’. A team from Leiden University described the waste from masks, gloves and other forms of personal protective equipment (PPE) as a ‘ticking plastic time … Read more

Dickie Bird on Covid, the Queen, Margaret Thatcher… and hating hawkeye!

It is starting to spit in Barnsley and, just like in days of old, Dickie Bird is nervously looking up at the sky. ‘No, I wouldn’t take you off for this — play on,’ smiles the legendary umpire, who jokes he no longer has his light meter to consult. Dickie, it transpires, has called it … Read more

Fossils: Largest ever flightless bird lived in Australia 50,000 years ago and weighed up to 1,323lbs

Largest ever flightless bird lived in Australia 50,000 years ago and weighed up to 1,323lbs with a HUGE head more than 1.5 feet long — but its brain was squeezed for space Experts studied fossils of ‘mihirungs’, the name given to Australia’s giant birds The largest, Dromornis stirtoni, was able to reach some 10 feet (3 … Read more

Robotics: World’s smallest origami BIRD created that is 20 times smaller than a grain of sand

Scientists create the world’s smallest origami BIRD that is 20 times smaller than a grain of sand The tiny self-folding robot birds were made by experts from the United States Each is 60 microns wide and made from a sheet of material only 30 atoms thick The sheet is a ‘shape memory actuator’ which folds … Read more