Adopt a bird for Christmas or for any other special occasion. It's the perfect gift for your favourite bird watcher. This article tells you how.

http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/a_christmas_idea_for_birders

This article is all about the lives of Gentoo Penguins. From October to March, follow the web cam link to view a Gentoo breeding colony.

http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/a_gentoo_penguin_s_life_cycle

Our beloved Christmas song, A Partridge in a Pear Tree, was once a memory and forfeits game. The partridge may represent a mythical Greek king, and the pear tree, the goddess Athena.

http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/a_partridge_in_a_pear_tree

Crows are intelligent birds. Crows have been known to use strategy and trickery to get food, and sometimes, they talk.

http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/amazing_crow_stories

Aspergillus spp. are environmental fungi that can infect wild, domeatic, and pet birds and kill them. Find out more about aspergillosis.

http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/aspergillus_and_birds

This is an article about Bicknell's Thrush, a Northeastern North American Bird only recently classified as a distinct species. Though it's new, Bicknell's Thrush is already in decline.

http://wild-birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/bicknells_thrush

Wind turbines are a growing source of alternative energy but there are real environmental and aesthetic issues. This article briefly describes a handfull of contentious windfarms and the issues surrounding them.

http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/bird_unfriendly_wind_farms

This article discusses the simple but important behaviors that make an ethical bird-watcher. We need to respect the birds, the environment, and other people, and protect ourselves from health risks.

http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/BirdingEthics

Birds carry influenza viruses and spread them to other birds and to humans. Wild migrating birds carry the virulent H5N1 from place to place, but domestic fowl are more likely to spread it to humans.

http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/birds_and_influenza

Exotic Newcastle Disease is a viral infection that can kill a high percentage of birds. Countries emply extreme methods to prevent its spread.

http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/birds_and_newcastle_disease