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The Vulture's Iron Stomach
Circling silently above the earth on broad, black wings, vultures need little introduction. We know them as nature's clean-up crew, dining on dead an…
3 months, 1 week ago
Lifer Pie
In birding lingo, a lifer — or life bird — is any species you see or hear for the first time. Birders get very excited about lifers. Some even mark t…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Eagle, the Cactus, and the City on the Lake
In one of the most iconic founding legends of the Americas, a Golden Eagle devouring a serpent atop a cactus marked the spot where the Mexicas would …
3 months, 1 week ago
Robins Nest On Moving Solar Arrays
Solar panels are a popular source of renewable energy, but large groupings of them — called arrays — can take up a lot of space. Chelse Prather, an e…
3 months, 1 week ago
BirdNoir: That Raptor’s an Impostor!
In this episode of BirdNoir, the Private Eye gets a call from his friend Frank, his eyes and ears in the neighborhood. He’s hearing a Red-shouldered …
3 months, 1 week ago
The Sword-billed Hummingbird
To out-sip their competition, Sword-billed Hummingbirds have a distinct adaptation: these birds’ beaks are longer than their bodies. Found in tempera…
3 months, 1 week ago
Feathered Females in Charge
Male birds are often the larger, flashier sex that courts choosy females, who in turn raise their chicks. But not always. Female phalaropes -- like t…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Connecticut Warbler
Connecticut Warblers nest in the northern boreal forests, migrate through the Midwest, and winter in the rainforests of South America. Even with all …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Baby Birds' Bizarre Beaks
Most baby birds are adorable little floofs — but not all of them. The tongue and palate of estrildid finch chicks are strangely spotted and ringed. T…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Rickie Lee Jones Sings To The Birds
Grammy-winning musician Rickie Lee Jones has performed on stages around the world. At home in New Orleans, she found a new audience: backyard birds! …
3 months, 2 weeks ago