The wild honeyguide responds to distinct calls from local honey foragers. Says one researcher: The bird basically seems to be saying, "Hey, I'm... Looking for honey? This African bird will heed your ...
The wilderness provides some interesting sounds. At night, these sounds take on stranger dimensions: cooing, cawing, chimp-like bellowing, and cackling, all emerging from the foliage without providing ...
In some of the, well, less stressful corners of social media, you can hear all kinds of bird calls, people sharing recordings of birds that they took with their phones. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED ...
Springtime and the birdies come easy. It’s the time of year when the sweet sound of birdsong tickles my eardrums as the sun rises and shines me way too early. But the early bird gets the best bird ...
Countryside living. Getting on a bit. It was only a matter of time before I gave into certain impulses: I’m curious about birdlife. It’s a curiosity that’s at risk of developing into outright ...
A wild African bird that will famously lead people to trees filled with honeycomb seems to somehow learn the distinct whistles and calls of the human foragers who live near them. Scientists have long ...