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Milkweed: A Whole Ecosystem on a Plant
Milkweed plants are important to Monarch butterflies, which depend on milkweed to raise their caterpillars. But Monarchs aren’t the only ones who ben…
2 years, 8 months ago
Why Do Owls Bob Their Heads?
If you were to stand face to face with an owl, including this Great Gray Owl, it would eventually move its head, bobbing rhythmically from side to si…
2 years, 8 months ago
Bill McKibben on Leaving Behind a Better World
Writer and environmentalist Bill McKibben has been pushing for climate solutions for decades. Now in his 60s, Bill’s working to organize people aged…
2 years, 8 months ago
Grounded Geese
In spring and summer, the paths around local ponds might have some fluffy obstacles: young goslings along with their caring and defensive parents. Ad…
2 years, 8 months ago
Seabirds Thriving on Volcanic Slopes
In August 2008, Kasatochi Island erupted in the middle of auklet breeding season, burying tens of thousands of chicks in hot ash. At first, the aukle…
2 years, 8 months ago
Just Whose Ducklings Are Those?
It’s spring, and a female duck swims across a pond with ducklings in tow. Some of the youngsters might not be her own. Wood Ducks and others may lay …
2 years, 8 months ago
How Birds Produce Sound
Nearly all birds produce sound through an organ unique to birds, the syrinx. In many songbirds, the syrinx is not much bigger than a raindrop. Extrem…
2 years, 8 months ago
Music of a City Lake
A city lake is one of the most prized places in a fast, growing environment. It’s also often difficult to distinguish all of the bird calls from each…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Elegant Black Tern
Elegant Black Terns breed in summer on secluded wetlands across the northern states and Canada. Because of major losses of wetlands in their breeding…
2 years, 8 months ago
Isaiah Scott on Birds in Gullah Geechee Culture
Isaiah Scott is a twenty-year-old birder who already runs a popular Instagram account called Ike’s Birding Hikes. He has a passion for learning more …
2 years, 8 months ago