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Quail and hearty! Children aged seven and four hatch 12 chicks from box of eggs bought at M&S

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Quail and hearty! Children aged seven and four hatch 12 chicks from box of eggs bought at M&S Two children from London hatched 12 chicks from a box of eggs bought at M&S Ray Moorhead, seven, and his sister Pearl, four, incubated two dozen quail eggs  They were astonished when a fortnight later, 12 fluffy, … Read more

Birds that live in towns and cities are having more chicks because light pollution

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Birds living in urban areas have more chicks than those in the country because of light pollution prompting them to lay eggs earlier in the year, study finds. Researchers from California Polytechnic State University based examined data collected by the public on 58,506 nests from 142 species across North America. They found that urban birds are … Read more

Photo shows the moment a male Kingfisher tried to help mate with her food delivery for the chicks

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Incredible photo shows the moment a male kingfisher tries to help mate with her food delivery for their chicks Split-second rare image taken by pensioner Diana Knight in Lincolnshire in July Shows moment caught kingfisher parents exchanging isfh catch for their chicks   Kingfishers are notoriously difficult to photograph in flight due to high speed By Chloe … Read more

Eleven rare peregrine falcon chicks hatch at National Trust sites

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Eleven rare peregrine falcon chicks have hatched and are fledgling at four National Trust sites around the country.  Three peregrine chicks have been reared at the 12th century Corfe Castle in Dorset, while another eight chicks are being cared for at National Trust sites in the Peak District.  National Trust staff suspect the adult birds moved … Read more

Dixie Chicks explain why they dropped ‘Dixie’ from their name

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The country pop group formerly known as the Dixie Chicks have explained why they changed their name. Natalie Maines, Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Strayer told the New York Times they officially changed their name to the Chicks last month after seeing a Confederate flag on Instagram labeled ‘The Dixie Swastika’. ‘I don’t want to … Read more

Dixie Chicks break silence to reveal why they dropped ‘Dixie’ from their name

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Dixie Chicks name change explained: Band break silence to reveal they wanted to ‘separate’ themselves from ‘people who wave the Dixie flag’ The country pop group formerly known as the Dixie Chicks have explained why they changed their name in a New York Times interview  Natalie Maines, Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Strayer told the … Read more

Dixie Chicks change name to The Chicks amid pressure to drop Dixie due to link with racial history

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Dixie Chicks change name to The Chicks amid pressure to drop Dixie due to link with racial history of the South… as they declare support for Black Lives Matter movement with new anthem March March  The Dixie Chicks quietly dropped the word Dixie from their name and are now The Chicks There has been growing … Read more

Adorable moment mother bird feeds her nine-day-old chicks after building nest on boy’s window sill 

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Robin fed best! Adorable moment mother bird feeds her nine-day-old chicks after building nest on boy’s window sill Nest of chicks appeared in a little boy’s window sill in Puslinch, Ontario, Canada The youngster’s mother filmed  the baby robins being fed worms by their mother  Only two of the four nine-day-old chicks were able to feast … Read more

First white stork chicks born in Britain for 600 years peer out of their nest for first time

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Beak-a-boo! First white stork chicks born in Britain for 600 years peer out of their nest for first time in historic sighting Pictures show the chicks at their parents’ nest at Knepp Castle in West Sussex  The baby birds were born earlier this month as a result of the White Stork Project The project is … Read more