Something to crow about
Black and fond of carrion, crows never attracted much attention until scientists started testing their intelligence. Now we know how smart crows are, people have started to look a lot less special.
Black and fond of carrion, crows never attracted much attention until scientists started testing their intelligence. Now we know how smart crows are, people have started to look a lot less special.
If you are reading this you are probably young and looking to the future, although it is unlikely you are planning your twilight years just yet. It is however worth taking heart from the evidence that even the oldest people …
As some of you might have already concluded from the sounds of chicks calling for food from two separate locations on our roof that we have had two pairs of breeding gulls raising broods on our Sedum roof this year, although we …
Watch out for the gull chick that is now so well fed it can turn its beak up at what is on offer! https://youtu.be/tmpPdmA4XrA
According to a recent study, urban gulls in St Ives were found to be foraging for food anywhere from farmland to the deep sea rather than loitering with intent outside chip shops and ice cream parlours waiting for tasty tidbits to …
Our three gull chicks are drinking, bathing and looking happy, healthy and strong today. Make sure you follow their lead and drink plenty to stay hydrated in the warm weather. Water fountains are available on the ground and second floors.
The Arctic tern, a tiny sea bird, has made the longest known annual migration, flying from the Farne Islands in Northumberland to the Weddell Sea in Antarctica and back, covering an astonishing distance of over 96,000 km (59,650 miles) each year. The …
Driverless vehicles could benefit from a study in Sweden that discovered how dung beetles navigate by remembering a snapshots of the starlit sky they observe from atop their balls of dung. Click here to discover how. Photo by GmanViz
We are delighted to welcome back what we believe to be the same breeding pair of (herring) gulls, who are once again settling into their favourite nesting spot on our Sedum roof, which admittedly simulates a comfortable cliff ledge (the …
Breeding gull pair return to the flat sedum roof Read more »
In a slight change to our usual routine, this week’s Creative Arts Book of the Week has been chosen and reviewed by Pablo, our friendly library penguin… Animals, by Camilla de la Bédoyère, is a beautiful new book of illustrations which …