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Birds

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Pigeon Racing Apparently Is Happening in Arizona; Of Course, PETA's Pissed

    People apparently are gambling on pigeon races in Arizona, and there's actually a group that cares about it. Of course, that group's called PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).PETA says it's just completed a "15-month undercover investigation" over five states, including Arizona, into ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Ostrich Festival Good Family Fun, But Less Ostrich, Please.

    It should be noted that ostriches scare the hell out of me. My first up-close encounter with the large flightless birds from Africa happened, oddly enough, at a petting farm in Park Rapids, Minnesota. As soon as I approached the enclosure, where about 20 or so of them were clustered, the group spi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2011

    Twitterpated

    It should be noted that ostriches scare the hell out of me. My first up-close encounter with the large flightless birds from Africa happened, oddly enough, at a petting farm in Park Rapids, Minnesota. As soon as I approached the enclosure, where about 20 or so of them were clustered, the group spi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Pigeon Hunting Now Allowed Within Phoenix City Limits. Yee-Ha

    www.j-walkblog.comYee-ha! Cletus, we can bag us some of that good pigeon meat without even leavin' the city. Git yer gun.​With some 1.4 million people, Phoenix is the sixth biggest city in the country -- so it only makes (gulp) sense that hunting pigeons within city limits is totally legal.The Ari ... More >>

  • Film

    June 16, 2011

    Mr. Popper's Penguins Has Jim Carrey and His Tuxedoed Friends on a March to Nowhere

    www.j-walkblog.comYee-ha! Cletus, we can bag us some of that good pigeon meat without even leavin' the city. Git yer gun.​With some 1.4 million people, Phoenix is the sixth biggest city in the country -- so it only makes (gulp) sense that hunting pigeons within city limits is totally legal.The Ari ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011

    American Idle

    Willys and woodies shamelessly on display

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Kings Of Leon Headlining Coachella is the Problem, Pigeons are the Solution

    Kings of Leon singer Caleb Followill and his awesome scarf.​Well, the official 2011 Coachella lineup hit the interwebz last night. A happy day indeed, even if Kings Of Leon are headlining Friday.Seriously, though, Kings of fucking Leon? Why not Drowning Pool?When you've got The Strokes playing Sun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Bullhead City Man, 78, Cited for Killing Blue Heron With Golf Club. Tells Police He Shouldn't Have Done it in Front of "Bird Lovers"

    www.wikipedia.com​If you plan on killing a blue heron with a golf club, don't do it in front of "bird lovers." That's some advice from a 78-year-old Bullhead City man who was cited last week by the Arizona Game and Fish Department for doing exactly that.

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Miniature Tigers, "Tropical Birds"

    ​Song: Miniature Tigers, "Tropical Birds"Context: Mini T's release Fortress at Rhythm Room tonight -- offering you the chance to see a real live Rock & Roll Mountain Troll. Miniature Tigers - Tropical Birds by ashesofcolor

  • Music

    April 15, 2010

    Beach House and Other Indie Bands Are Escaping to the Beach in 2010

    ​Song: Miniature Tigers, "Tropical Birds"Context: Mini T's release Fortress at Rhythm Room tonight -- offering you the chance to see a real live Rock & Roll Mountain Troll. Miniature Tigers - Tropical Birds by ashesofcolor

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Hope for Sun

    Beach House and Other Indie Bands Are Escaping to the Beach in 2010

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Hot Links: Luke Air Force Base, Condors, and 200 Gallons of Gas

    ​A shooting at Luke Air Force Base killed one man and injured another. Air force base officials confirm that base security opened fire on two men who drove a stolen car through the base gate. Both men were taken to a hospital, and no one on the base was injured. Glendale police are investigating t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Lawsuit Filed to Protect "Adorable" Arizona Songbird Threatened by Imported Beetles

    U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceSalt Cedar Leaf BeetleThe Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audobon Society filed a lawsuit in federal court today in an effort to protect the southwestern willow flycatcher bird from imported salt cedar leaf beetles.The leaf-eating beetles w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    "Wings of the West"

    U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceSalt Cedar Leaf BeetleThe Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audobon Society filed a lawsuit in federal court today in an effort to protect the southwestern willow flycatcher bird from imported salt cedar leaf beetles.The leaf-eating beetles w ... More >>

  • Film

    August 21, 2008

    Werner Herzog treks to Antarctica in Encounters at the End of the World

    U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceSalt Cedar Leaf BeetleThe Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audobon Society filed a lawsuit in federal court today in an effort to protect the southwestern willow flycatcher bird from imported salt cedar leaf beetles.The leaf-eating beetles w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2008

    Birds in the Garden Tour

    U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceSalt Cedar Leaf BeetleThe Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audobon Society filed a lawsuit in federal court today in an effort to protect the southwestern willow flycatcher bird from imported salt cedar leaf beetles.The leaf-eating beetles w ... More >>

  • News

    May 29, 2008

    Downtown Tempe Community association to spend $75,000 annually to clean up bird poop

    U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceSalt Cedar Leaf BeetleThe Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audobon Society filed a lawsuit in federal court today in an effort to protect the southwestern willow flycatcher bird from imported salt cedar leaf beetles.The leaf-eating beetles w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2008

    Betting Zoo

    Our wad’s on Porky – and you can take that to the piggy bank

  • Calendar

    December 20, 2007

    Ow Canada

    Our wad’s on Porky – and you can take that to the piggy bank

  • Film

    November 16, 2006

    Dance of the Penguin

    That whole talking-animal genre? Let's be done with it

  • News

    November 16, 2006

    Gas Bag Man

    The winged wonder rags on dead Republi-con Jeff Groscost, Tempe's "PG clause," and Dr. Sketchy's anti-art lameness

  • News

    May 25, 2006

    Man Bites Dog

    If we had it to do over, would we publish the satirical saga of Chef Kaz Yamamoto? Hell yes! Punk you, if you can't take a joke!

  • News

    May 11, 2006

    Xtreme Cuisine

    Arizona's cunning culinary wizard Chef Kaz Yamamoto prepares taboo illegal moveable feasts for the elite and über-rich

  • Film

    January 5, 2006

    The Penguin Factor

    Why them? Why now?

  • Film

    August 18, 2005

    Bird Droppings

    Never leaves the hangar

  • Calendar

    August 11, 2005

    Kiss Me Skate

    Old-school's out in Glendale

  • Film

    July 7, 2005

    Miracle on Ice

    No shades of gray in Antarctic survival doc

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 30, 2004

    BEST PLACE TO GET THE BIRD

    The Flight of Phoenix

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2004

    Giving the Birds

    The Chandler Ostrich Festival is off with a running start

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Spiked

    There really are a lot of interesting people in Phoenix

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 26, 2002

    Best Place To See a Peacock West of Central Avenue

    Wildlife World Zoo

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 26, 2002

    Best Place To Pop The Question

    El Encanto Mexican Cafe

  • Calendar

    March 7, 2002

    Fine Feathered Fest

    Bumbling, flightless bird has its day

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001

    Best Goose Liver

    Valencia Lane

  • News

    July 19, 2001

    Bye Bye Birdie

    An endangered bird is thriving in the dry bottom of Roosevelt Lake. Too bad it's in the way of water for Phoenix.

  • Dining

    April 26, 2001

    Dancing Queen

    Chowing down in Cave Creek with the choreographer to the stars.

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2001

    Carrion On

    Arboretum hosts "Welcome Back Buzzard's Day"

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    Raptor Rapture

    Jerry Ostwinkle's life fell apart when the government seized his golden eagle; now he's fighting for Rex and the rights of falconers.

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    Flashes

    From the week of December 14, 2000

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    Flashes

    From the week of July 8, 1999

  • News

    July 31, 1997

    Flashes

    From the week of July 8, 1999

  • News

    August 1, 1996

    Owl See You in Court

    From spikedaces to spotted owls, the Southwest Center for Biological Diversity has logged the legal system and rewritten the book on environmental activism

  • News

    December 5, 1995

    MINES AND MEN

    DIGGING AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN AND COPPER BASIN WOULD SCAR THE FACE OF PRESCOTT. PLANS HAVE BEEN STOPPED, BUT ONLY FOR A WHILE.

  • News

    September 28, 1995

    GIVE A HOOT. OR TWO.

    DIGGING AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN AND COPPER BASIN WOULD SCAR THE FACE OF PRESCOTT. PLANS HAVE BEEN STOPPED, BUT ONLY FOR A WHILE.

  • News

    August 23, 1995

    WHY THE CAGED BIRD STINGSNOBODY TO BE PROSECUTED FOR ROLE IN ILLEGAL "HUNT"

    DIGGING AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN AND COPPER BASIN WOULD SCAR THE FACE OF PRESCOTT. PLANS HAVE BEEN STOPPED, BUT ONLY FOR A WHILE.

  • Music

    August 23, 1995

    BEAVERS AND PENGUINS AND PACHYDERMS, OH MY!PRIMUS PUTS THE BASS IN YOUR FACE--ALONG WITH DOSES OF INNOVATION AND CARTOON WEIRDNESS

    DIGGING AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN AND COPPER BASIN WOULD SCAR THE FACE OF PRESCOTT. PLANS HAVE BEEN STOPPED, BUT ONLY FOR A WHILE.

  • News

    June 22, 1995

    WOMEN OF A FEATHER

    THE PEOPLE WHO BELONG TO FOR THE BIRDS TAKE EXTRAORDINARY PAINS TO SAVE INJURED BIRDS. SPARROWS. STARLINGS. YES, EVEN PIGEONS.

  • News

    June 15, 1995

    THE GULL OF HIS DREAMSWHEN AN ARTIST INCORPORATED A CARCASS INTO A SCULPTURE, THE FEDS THREATENED TO TURN HIM INTO A JAILBIRD

    THE PEOPLE WHO BELONG TO FOR THE BIRDS TAKE EXTRAORDINARY PAINS TO SAVE INJURED BIRDS. SPARROWS. STARLINGS. YES, EVEN PIGEONS.

  • News

    May 11, 1994

    THE SCOOP ON THE POOP ON THE BIG HOUSE

    THE COUNTY JAIL IS A GIANT PIGEON ROOST. IS THE ANSWER MURDER MOST FOWL?

  • News

    June 10, 1992

    WHOSE WOODS ARE THESE?

    THE WOODS ARE LOVELY, DARK AND DEEP; THE FOREST SERVICE HAS PROMISES TO KEEP

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