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Hovering is Hard Work
Hummingbirds are built for hovering flight, with flexible wrists that rotate their wings in a rapid figure-eight motion that generates almost constan…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Golden-Cheeked Warbler
The Golden-cheeked Warbler is an endangered species and the only bird that nests exclusively in central Texas. Males arrive in March to stake out a t…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Keeping Cats Indoors
Outdoor cats are one of the biggest threats to birds, killing over a billion a year in North America. And indoor-outdoor cats live much shorter lives…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Nasally Fish Crow
The harsh caws of American Crows are one of the most familiar bird calls in North America. Fish Crows sometimes join flocks of American Crows as they…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Singer's Brain Changes with the Seasons
In higher animals, the brain is like a Lamborghini — amazing engineering, but expensive to run. In a human, the brain uses about 10 times more energy…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
World of Warblers
May is the prime month across much of North America to celebrate the return of migratory birds from the tropics. Of all those coming back, it is the …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Hornbill – the Lockdown Bird
Does staying cooped up inside with your kids sometimes drive you up the wall? Take comfort in the bird that does it year after year — the hornbill. E…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Capuchinbirds
The peace of the vast Guyanan jungle is abruptly broken with the dawn chorus of male Capuchinbirds, one of the most bizarre birds in South America. T…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Wood Thrush Thrive In Health Forests
The fluting song of the Wood Thrush is an ethereal sound of summer in North America. During the breeding season, these robin-sized songsters serenade…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
How Noise Pollution Affects Birds
Dr. Clinton Francis is a sensory ecologist who studies how noise pollution affects birds, like this Black-headed Grosbeak. On the Bring Birds Back po…
5 months, 3 weeks ago