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How Much Do Birds Eat?
How Much Do Birds Eat?

There used to be a saying about somebody who doesn’t eat much — “she eats like a bird.” But how much does a bird typically eat? As a rule of thumb, t…

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In Winter, Puffins Lead Very Different Lives
In Winter, Puffins Lead Very Different Lives

Every summer, puffins — like this Horned Puffin — grow blazingly colorful layers over the bases of their huge beaks. But in the winter, puffins lead …

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Dwain Vaughns, II, on Seeing Plane Physics in Birds
Dwain Vaughns, II, on Seeing Plane Physics in Birds

Dwain Vaughns, II, worked as a pilot for 11 years until he developed a rare chronic pain condition called complex regional pain syndrome after an acc…

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Winter - Nature’s Cold Storage
Winter - Nature’s Cold Storage

For birds and other animals with good natural insulation, winter provides a striking benefit as they scavenge. Bacteria function very slowly or not a…

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The Sword-billed Hummingbird
The Sword-billed Hummingbird

To out-sip their competition, Sword-billed Hummingbirds have a distinct adaptation: these birds’ beaks are longer than their bodies. Found in tempera…

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Feathered Females in Charge
Feathered Females in Charge

Male birds are often the larger, flashier sex that courts choosy females, who in turn raise their chicks. But not always. Female phalaropes -- like t…

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Great Black-backed Gull, North Atlantic Predator
Great Black-backed Gull, North Atlantic Predator

Great Black-backed Gulls have a reputation as serious predators of other birds. During the nesting season, they’ll prey on eggs and nestlings of othe…

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Sanderlings
Sanderlings

Here and there along winter shorelines, little flocks of pale, silvery shorebirds probe at the water's edge, keeping pace with each wave's ebb and fl…

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How Birds Fly
How Birds Fly

The secret to birds’ flight starts with the shape of their wings. They’re curved in a way that causes air to flow more slowly under the wing than abo…

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Seabirds, Trees and Coral
Seabirds, Trees and Coral

Palmyra Atoll is a ring-shaped island encircling a lagoon in the South Pacific. The atoll lost many native trees due to U.S. military activity during…

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