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how European starlings came U.S. Blame Shakespeare

2016-04-28 20:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mother Nature Network: If you like a good whodunnit, here's one of the avian variety that just may stump you. How did European starlings become one of America's most numerous songbirds? Wherever you live, you've undoubtedly seen them, heard them, read about them and, perhaps, even cursed them. European starlings are stocky black birds with feathers that are covered in white spots during winter that turn black and glossy in summer. They tend to show up almost everywhere, often in very large and aggressive numbers, in...

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Drowned starlings puzzle scientists

2015-11-25 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] Drowning has emerged as a mysterious cause of death amongst groups of young common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), according to research by a team of scientists led by international conservation charity the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Drowning as a cause of death amongst wild birds is comparatively rare and normally involves single rather than multiple animals. Starlings, however, have been observed to drown in groups of 10 or more, prompting scient…

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British conceptual artist Simon Starling's journey is the destination

2014-06-04 04:48:57| Automakers - Topix.net

"Pictures for an Exhibition" 6/6-9/26 Arts Club of Chicago 201 E. Ontario 312-787-3997 artsclubchicago.org Free A tricked-out Fiat is suspended from a wall in the Museum of Contemporary Art's atrium.

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