Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Nay, I'll have a starling shall be taught to speak; Nothing but 'Mortimer,' and give it him

European starlings were first brought to North America in 1890 by Shakespeare enthusiast Eugene Schieffelin who released 60 starlings into New York City's Central Park.
Schieffelin wanted to introduce all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare's plays to North America. As a result, European starlings are now among the continent’s most numerous songbirds.


Wednesday, 10 January 2018

Thursday, 4 January 2018

bitter cold

Earlier this week, king penguins at the Calgary Zoo in Canada's western Alberta province were kept in their indoor shelters to avoid the bitter cold.