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Legends of the Jackdaw
Legends of the Jackdaw

The catchy name “Jackdaw” belongs to a European bird that looks like a compact crow drawn in shades of light and dark gray. They are comfortable arou…

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Some Birds Have Two Voices
Some Birds Have Two Voices

The amazing vocal organ found in most birds, the syrinx, has two sides, with different sets of muscles and nerves controlling each side.  That lets s…

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Hollywood Has Gone To The Birds
Hollywood Has Gone To The Birds

Some of Hollywood’s most iconic beasts owe their signature sounds to the squawks, tweets, and even hisses of birds.

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Telling Apart Two Cheery Bird Songs
Telling Apart Two Cheery Bird Songs

The American Robin and the Baltimore Oriole both have cheery, upbeat songs. At first, you might think there’s no way to tell these two singers apart.…

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Rapid Evolution in the Galápagos Islands
Rapid Evolution in the Galápagos Islands

Scientists have long thought that new species took a very long time to emerge. This thinking has now changed dramatically. On an island in the Galápa…

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Ducks That Whistle
Ducks That Whistle

Whistling as they fly, Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks are gorgeous waterfowl with bright pink bills and legs, chestnut necks and backs, and black unde…

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The Delightfully Round Bearded Reedling
The Delightfully Round Bearded Reedling

The Bearded Reedling is a wetland songbird that’s enjoying a boom in both population and popularity. Barely larger than a chickadee, the male reedlin…

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Birding 101: Bird Vocab Basics
Birding 101: Bird Vocab Basics

Any hobby or special interest has its own jargon. You’ll pick up on the silly slang that birders use as you go – like calling the Yellow-rumped Warbl…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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The Gull and the Garbage Truck
The Gull and the Garbage Truck

Gulls are notorious for snatching french fries from waste bins and flocking to landfills. But one Western Gull’s devotion to trash reached a new leve…

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BONUS EPISODE: Words in Flight

Birds have always been a source of inspiration for writers. Edgar Allen Poe, Maya Angelou, and William Shakespeare, to name a few, have all written a…

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