Mine That Bird may not run in Preakness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Mine That Bird stood regally, his ears pricked, his gaze fixed on the rows of clicking cameras. Then the 50-1 upset winner of the Kentucky Derby put his head down and began munching on grass, leaving his human handlers still in shock about his stunning 63/4-length victory a day earlier.
FAA wants to keep bird-strike data secret
WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to keep secret from travelers its vast records on where and how often commercial planes are damaged by hitting flying birds.
Flips the birds
Chris Cunningham doesn’t have anything against the Brown Thrasher — except that it migrates and provides no edible or economic value. He just wants the Georgia state bird to mean a little more to its state.