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Quail and Their Fancy Feathers
Gambel’s Quail and California Quail are both well known for the comma-shaped tuft of inky black feathers poised atop the crown of their heads. For bo…
10 months ago
Male Mallards Disappear
By late summer, the male Mallard’s need for fancy feathers to attract the females has passed. These birds have molted, and their bright feathers are …
10 months, 1 week ago
Parakeets Underground
Burrowing Parakeets excavate deep nest tunnels in sandstone and limestone cliffs in Argentina and Chile. The colony’s many tunnels zigzag and interco…
10 months, 1 week ago
Ultraviolet Vision
Most birds possess the ability to see color. But birds can also see in the ultraviolet spectrum! Hummingbirds — like this Violet-crowned Hummingbird …
10 months, 1 week ago
The Birdsong Chameleon
Found in Australian forests, male Superb Lyrebirds can mimic calls well enough to convince the bird they’re imitating that the lyrebird is one of the…
10 months, 1 week ago
Grassland Birds Thrive in Battlefield Parks
National Battlefield Parks are grassland habitats worth writing home about. Tall grassy fields aren’t typically considered beautiful, much less valua…
10 months, 1 week ago
Brooklyn's Blue Jays
Brooklyn’s Prospect Park covers more than 500 acres — many of them covered in trees. One bird species that calls the park home is the strikingly beau…
10 months, 1 week ago
Birding 101: Don’t Forget to Look Down!
If you’re trying to spot a bird, you should look up — right? While it’s true that there are many beautiful birds to see in the sky, plenty of species…
10 months, 1 week ago
Which Jay Was That?
The Steller's Jay is a jay... and it's blue. But it's not a true Blue Jay with a capital "B." The bona fide Blue Jay is primarily a bird of eastern N…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Night Voices of Summer
At the close of a summer day, the songbirds go silent. As if on cue, the birds of the night make their voices known. In an Eastern woodland, the eeri…
10 months, 2 weeks ago