It’s not every day a local school hears from the Pope, but that’s what’s happened to a local primary school in Bedford to mark its 50th anniversary of opening.

Blackbirds Tavern by Druthers is projected to open in Voorhesville in mid-October. It is owned by Ed and Lisa Mitzen of the Business for Good foundation in Saratoga Springs, who signed a 10-year ...

Angry, red-winged blackbirds of death resume their seasonal attacks on Toronto denizens Unfortunately, if a red-winged blackbird has its sights set on you, there’s not much that will change its mind ...

News UK & World News Gardening Anyone with Blackbirds in garden asked to take action 'immediately' A disease is devastating the population and the British Trust for Ornithology is asking for all ...

Alarms have been raised after almost half the species’ population has been killed by the sickness. Known as the Usutu virus, it has decimated the London blackbird population by about 40% since ...

Lifestyle Gardening Birds Anyone with blackbirds in garden asked to do simple thing as virus spreads The Usutu virus, which can be transmitted by infected mosquitoes to blackbirds, appears to be ...

The British Trust for Ornithology states: "The Blackbirds in Gardens project will help us understand how Blackbirds use gardens, and the potential effects of the Usutu virus on their population in ...

A WARNING has been issued to gardeners to look out for blackbirds this summer. Almost half of the species’ population has been decimated from a mosquito-borne disease. Scientists are now call… ...

"Blackbirds specifically are quite susceptible to the virus and since 2020 we've found a decline in blackbirds of approximately 40% in Greater London," said Dr Arran Folly of APHA. "It gives an ...

Lifestyle Gardens and flowers Homeowners with blackbirds in garden warned to take action The Usutu virus, which can be transmitted by infected mosquitoes to blackbirds, has raised concerns for the ...

A mosquito-borne disease freshly arrived in Britain has spread large distances, with scientists racing to understand the risks to wild birds. Infected insects can spread the deadly Usutu virus to ...

Flightless birds, however, are another story. At least two factors have allowed dinosaurs, including birds, to evolve to a wide range of sizes.