In the the world’s largest cuckoo clock, found in Triberg, Germany, the cuckoo bird alone is 14 feet long and weighs 330 pounds. The whole thing is based on a much smaller cuckoo clock that is about ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Bill Galinsky has likely heard the call of the American cowbird more times than an ornithologist. The European cuckoo, too — Galinsky hears that bird all day, every day. Whether it’s ...

We're quite fond of bizarre gadgets that hook into Twitter, whether they be tweeting tables, monomes or robot fish, and so we're quite surprised that it's taken someone so long to use the blue Twitter ...

The Indian Meteorological Department announced on Sunday the arrival of the monsoon on the Kerala coast three days ahead of its normal onset. But alert bird-watchers of the Tricity had an inkling of ...

Many years ago Mary Alice, our daughter Holly and I went to Belgium to meet our first grandchild. We spent a month with the ...

If quaint towns with breathtaking scenery along with a dash of tradition is on your mind then the cuckoo clock land tucked in the renowned Black Forest region of Germany is a must visit destination ...

STURBRIDGE — Sturbridge is seemingly synonymous with history, from its first settlers in 1644 to the opening in 1946 of Old Sturbridge Village, which welcomes visitors to experience life in a rural ...

HOLLAND — If you think there’s something cuckoo in Holland these days, there is. Former electrical engineer Dan Winebrenner is opening Holland Clock Co., a store specializing in new and previously ...

Cuckoo birds aren’t just the inspiration for intricate clocks. They’re also shameless parasites. Brood parasites, that is. Many species of cuckoos have been known to leave their eggs in other birds’ ...

The once-common cuckoo is among British birds in serious decline, conservationists warn today. The turtle dove and nightingale are also identified by Birdlife International as suffering large falls in ...