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Red-headed Woodpeckers Fly on Checkerboard Wings
Red-headed Woodpeckers have mastered the art of high-contrast fashion. Both males and females have deep-crimson head feathers. Their clean white body…
1 year, 1 month ago
BirdNoir: Staging a Bird-Murder
In this episode of BirdNoir, the Private Eye sees some suspicious activity: a House Sparrow tries to steal a nestbox from Tree Swallows, but then fle…
1 year, 1 month ago
Kenon Walker, Duckmaster
Kenon Walker got one of the most unusual job offers you can get: be the Duckmaster of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. That means he would lead the hote…
1 year, 1 month ago
Small Birds Mob Big Ones
When smaller birds join forces to ward off larger birds, it's called mobbing. This behavior — like calling your family for help — is used by many bir…
1 year, 1 month ago
Winter Birds Love Suet
Birds at a suet feeder... What a burst of vitality on a chilly morning! What's the attraction? A cake of suet, suspended from a branch in a small wir…
1 year, 1 month ago
Alpine Swifts Fly Nonstop
How long can a bird fly without touching the earth? To find out, Swiss scientists attached sensors to Alpine Swifts. The sensors showed long periods …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Harpy Eagle Is a Huge, Powerful Hunter
Harpy Eagles spend their lives in tall, remote tropical forests in Central and South America, flying from tree to tree in search of food. The eagles …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Verdin’s Winter Roosts
For small songbirds, surviving a cold winter night can be challenging. Their bodies lose heat faster than those of larger birds. So little birds have…
1 year, 2 months ago
Kentucky Warbler
Kentucky Warblers nest in forested regions in much of the East, preferring woodlands with a dense understory, often near streams or other wetlands. T…
1 year, 2 months ago
Spark Bird: Christian Cooper’s Red-Winged Blackbird
Christian Cooper wasn’t always interested in birds. His parents were teachers, his dad a science teacher, so nature was always part of his life. When…
1 year, 2 months ago