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Listening From Inside the Egg
Shorebird chicks hatch into a dangerous world, so they need to be vigilant from the start. Researchers in Australia noticed that some shorebird chick…
1 year, 5 months ago
Spark Bird: Corina Newsome Meets the Blue Jay
In an ornithology class in college, Corina Newsome was introduced to the Blue Jay. After this, Newsome was determined to learn about the world of bir…
1 year, 5 months ago
Pigeons Can Correct Their Mistakes Like AI
Birds have to be smart to survive — but their minds often work a little differently than ours do. In a new study, researchers trained pigeons to iden…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Beauty of Webbed Feet
Webbed feet are ideal for birds that swim, on the water’s surface or under. In fact, they’re such a nifty adaptation that they evolved, independently…
1 year, 5 months ago
Powder Down
Hidden below the outer breast feathers of herons, pigeons, doves, tinamous, bustards and some parrots are patches of special down feathers. These fea…
1 year, 5 months ago
Storm-Petrels: Myth and Reality
Sailors once believed Wilson’s Storm-Petrels foretold a dangerous tempest. There might be a grain of truth: the tiny seabirds might find a little she…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Haunting Voice of the Common Loon
The call of the Common Loon brings to mind a summer visit to northern lakes. A "yodel" call is given by a male on his breeding territory. With his ne…
1 year, 5 months ago
Why Do Grebes Eat Their Feathers?
Eared Grebes eat brine shrimp and aquatic insects for sustenance, but rigid exoskeletons make them hard to digest. So these grebes – along with their…
1 year, 5 months ago
Great Horned Owls Nest
High in a leafless cottonwood, a female Great Horned Owl incubates two eggs. As light snow falls on her back, her mate roosts nearby. Since December,…
1 year, 5 months ago
Different Beaks, Different Foods
For some birds like hermit hummingbirds, the difference between sexes starts with the beak. Females hermit hummingbirds typically have curved bills w…
1 year, 5 months ago