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Ontario’s Birdhouse City
Driving down a country road in eastern Ontario, there’s a surprising sight by the roadside: dozens of vibrantly coloured, eclectic birdhouses sitting…
2 years, 3 months ago
Building Nature Trails Accessible to Blind People
When Juan Pablo Culasso spends time outside, he often encounters people thinking he doesn’t belong out there as a blind person – despite the fact tha…
2 years, 3 months ago
Swans Come Calling
Trumpeter Swans land in a plowed field to forage for remnant potatoes, grain, and other waste crops. This swan is among the largest of all waterfowl;…
2 years, 4 months ago
Giant Owls of Cuba
The Cuban Giant Owl, now extinct, was 3½ feet tall and weighed 20 pounds — the largest of all known owls. It had very small wings, running after its …
2 years, 4 months ago
A Library of Feathers
Esha Munshi co-founded the Feather Library, a digital library that collects and documents the feathers of Indian birds. Launched in 2021, the library…
2 years, 4 months ago
A Pigeon-eyed View of the World
Pigeons — and other birds with eyes on the sides of their heads — have a different view of the world from that of creatures with forward-facing eyes.…
2 years, 4 months ago
Common Redpoll
The tiny Common Redpoll, one of the smallest members of the finch family, weighs only as much as four pennies, yet it survives the cold and darkness …
2 years, 4 months ago
Female Birds Sing in the Tropics
In temperate climates like North America, it’s often male songbirds that sing the most. Typically the males migrate north before females and establis…
2 years, 4 months ago
What's with the Wattles?
Birds like male turkeys or barnyard roosters have a wrinkly, bumpy flap of red skin called a wattle. But what are wattles for? Birds can’t sweat, so …
2 years, 4 months ago
The Jay Game
Many jays, including this California Scrub-Jay, store food for sustenance in harsher seasons. An individual bird may cache nuts, insects, and even wo…
2 years, 4 months ago