Types Of Birds Links

The Thorn Birds goes from page to stage as a musical (CBC)

The Thorn Birds, an Australian saga of forbidden passion that became a TV mini-series, has been turned into a musical. Author Colleen McCullough says the stage version of her book, directed by Michael Bogdanov, is slated to tour Britain this spring.

science (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Winter has arrived?” We see signs of it everywhere – snow, ice, birds and animals scrounging for leftover fruit and berries. But, what does that phrase mean.

Development Projects Threaten Birds in Bahrain (Khaleej Times)

MANAMA - Flamingos and other birds living in the natural reserve Dohat Arad in the kingdom are under threat because of plans to turn the muddy areas surrounding the bay into walkway and gardens, a study has revealed.

Peregrine falcon sets one-day flight record Satellite transmitters reveal birds’ capabilities and let computer users ... (The Hazleton Standard-Speaker)

A peregrine falcon that researchers fitted with a transmitter and named Elizabetha left her summer home in the Arctic on Baffin Island in Canada and began flying south.

Scientists find a gene that makes cancer spread (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, U.S. researchers said on Monday.