It’s a common occurrence. You start noticing small sprouts under your feeder. Weeds begin growing. Small critters are coming around more often. Then, you see—eek!—a rat scurrying about. While bird…
Timothy Martinez Jr. is a writer and freelance journalist. His work has been published in The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, Remapping Debate in New York City and other publications. He’s been a bird lover since he was young and currently lives in New Orleans, L.A.
People express their love for birds in a variety of ways. Some people paints birds, others photograph them and some—like me—write about them. Still, few of these outlets match the…
If you’re still under the impression that birds are beautiful creatures but lack any intelligence, let this new finding change your mind: Birds are smarter than children in some aspects…
An issue I’ve been following pretty closely on this blog has been the threat birds and planes pose to one another. Numerous incidents involving the two, including the famous crash…
