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The Heart of a Bird
Birds’ four-chambered hearts run larger than those of mammals, relative to body size, and they are coupled with extremely efficient cardiovascular sy…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Magnificent Frigatebird Drum Roll
Magnificent Frigatebirds are huge, gangly seabirds found around the warm waters of the Western Hemisphere. When it comes time to mate, males inflate …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
‘Ākohekohe
Sporting a fancy tuft of feathers on its forehead and a bright orange nape, Maui island’s ‘ākohekohe is one Hawaiʻi’s strikingly beautiful native for…
5 months ago
Letter to a Pileated Woodpecker
In this episode, ornithologist J. Drew Lanham reads a letter he has written to a Pileated Woodpecker, a large species of woodpecker that is sometimes…
5 months ago
The Early Bird
We've all heard that the early bird gets the worm. But research shows that birds dining early and heavily may lower their life expectancy. Socially d…
5 months ago
Spark Bird: Murry Burgess and the Painted Bunting
Urban ornithologist and children’s author Murry Burgess has always been interested in wildlife. But she first felt a spark for birds on a college fie…
5 months ago
Western Tanagers Are Flashes of Bright Color
Western Tanagers dart from tree to tree, on the lookout for delicious bugs. They’ll find them by scanning the tree bark — or maybe snatching them fro…
5 months ago
Ornate Hawk-Eagle: The Elegant Eagle
Ornate Hawk-Eagles stand out from other raptors with their impressive crest that looks like an elegant crown in adults, and a punk hairdo over the wh…
5 months ago
Diving Birds Are Dense
While many birds have hollow bones that make flying a breeze, diving birds are built differently. The bones of divers such as Common Loons are denser…
5 months ago
Razorbills Swim in Synchrony
Razorbills, a cousin to the puffin, nest in colonies on cliffs. Before they lay eggs, Razorbills take part in two unique social behaviors. In one, th…
5 months, 1 week ago