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Cormorants Dive During the Day
At midday, it might seem like the birds that were so active in the morning have gone silent, maybe even vanished. But cormorants rally in the afterno…
1 month, 1 week ago
Birds in Summer — the Heat of the Day
Just a few weeks past the solstice, and the real heat of summer is yet to come. Some shorebirds are already on their way south, but most songbirds wi…
1 month, 1 week ago
Zoos as Night Heron Habitats
Zoos can be great places to see birds, and not just in an aviary – wild birds sometimes feel right at home in these urban green spaces. For example, …
1 month, 1 week ago
Bearded Vulture Nests Are Natural Museums
Bearded Vultures have lived alongside humans for thousands of years. Though these majestic raptors are mostly found in Asia and Africa today, they we…
1 month, 1 week ago
Anhingas — Snakebirds
In the black water of a Louisiana bayou, the water ripples where a slender form glides just beneath the surface. It appears to be a snake, but look c…
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The Ballet of the Grebes
When a pair of Western Grebes decides it’s time to mate, they call loudly and approach one another. Each bird curves, then straightens, its long neck…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Superbly Adapted Osprey
This Osprey looks similar to other birds of prey. But the species is truly unique among raptors. For example, the Osprey is the only raptor with oily…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Spark Bird: Olya Weekley And The House-Martins
When wildlife conservationist Olya Weekley was a little kid, she noticed something incredible from her grandmother’s kitchen window: a pair of House …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Kipukas and Akis
One of Hawaii’s rarest forest birds is this ‘akiapola’au. Some of the roughly 1,000 'akis left on earth live and breed in kipukas on the lower slopes…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Pick Up Plastic for Seabirds
Billions of pounds of plastic end up in our global oceans every year. Birds – like this Short-tailed Shearwater – that mistake this pollution for fo…
1 month, 2 weeks ago