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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, 4 months 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 months ago
Dowitchers Get a Second Wind
The two American species of dowitchers, Long-billed and Short-billed, are similar in appearance but have distinctive calls. And they’re some of the c…
1 year, 4 months ago
Following the Honeyguide
The Greater Honeyguide's demanding call is not aimed at a member of its own species. Instead, the bird guides people in search of honey through the f…
1 year, 5 months ago
Rhea Nesting Is Mind-boggling
A typical bird nest will have maybe four to six eggs neatly arranged by the parent to hunker down on. But in one Rhea nest, you may find between 50 a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Moonwalking Manakins
The Golden-headed Manakin is a tiny bird with dance moves that would turn a pop star green with envy. Johanne Ryan, a nature educator who lives in Tr…
1 year, 5 months ago