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Seeing the Rainbow in a Bird’s Feathers
We make it a habit to detail the broad and beautiful spectrum of bird colors, but iridescent feathers are undoubtedly among the most mesmerizing. Whe…
2 years, 6 months ago
Kelp in the Eagles’ Nest
A pair of Bald Eagles will reuse their nest each year and repair it with new tree branches. But recently in British Columbia, scientists came across …
2 years, 6 months ago
Woodpeckers Carve Out Roost Cavities, Too
In spring, we often hear woodpeckers hard at work, carving out nest holes in tree trunks. And now that fall has arrived, we may hear that excavating …
2 years, 6 months ago
Migration Takes Guts — Until It Doesn’t
This Bar-tailed Godwit makes one of the longest migrations of any animal — a 7,200-mile non-stop flight each autumn from western Alaska to New Zealan…
2 years, 6 months ago
Cowbird Song and Password
As most young male birds get ready to leave the nest, they learn their species’ song by hearing their male parent sing it again and again. They impri…
2 years, 6 months ago
Parrots Using Video Chat to Keep in Touch
Knowing how clever parrots are, researchers wanted to see how they’d respond to another parrot saying hi on a tablet or phone. After being trained ho…
2 years, 6 months ago
New Zealand Bellbird
A forest in New Zealand rings with the sound of bellbirds, also known as Korimako or Makomako. Many bellbirds sing together, especially in the mornin…
2 years, 6 months ago
Juvenile Shorebirds Head South
Like most juvenile shorebirds, this young Black-bellied Plover was abandoned by parents that began their southbound flights from the Arctic National …
2 years, 6 months ago
The Private Lives of Public Birds
Jack Gedney’s book, The Private Lives of Public Birds, is dedicated to the familiar birds we see and hear in our neighborhoods. Illustrated by Anna K…
2 years, 6 months ago
Migrations: The Triumphant Comeback of the Aleutian Cackling Goose
Aleutian Cackling Geese, which have a slighter build and shorter beak than Canada Geese, build their nests on a chain of islands off the western coas…
2 years, 6 months ago