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An App That Helps You Hear High-Pitched Bird Songs
For years, nature recordist Lang Elliott came up with clever ways to hear high-pitched bird songs despite his high-frequency hearing loss. Lang teame…
2 years, 7 months ago
Leaping with Sandhill Cranes
With a graceful leap, wings outstretched, Sandhill Cranes welcome the longer days. The stately cranes are courting, renewing an annual dance they per…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Noise Pollution Affects Birds
Dr. Clinton Francis is a sensory ecologist who studies how noise pollution affects birds, like this Black-headed Grosbeak. He says sounds from machin…
2 years, 7 months ago
Observe First, Photograph Second
When Day Scott teaches people how to take pictures of birds, she emphasizes observing birds carefully before picking up the camera. Sometimes that me…
2 years, 7 months ago
Birds, Berries and Germination
Some plants have evolved fruits with edible flesh that attract birds. When birds swallow the fruit, they also ingest the seeds. They transport the se…
2 years, 8 months ago
Hovering Is Hard Work
Hummingbirds are built for hovering flight, with flexible wrists that rotate their wings in a rapid figure-eight motion that generates almost constan…
2 years, 8 months ago
Biomimicry - Japanese Trains Mimic Kingfisher
In the 1990s, train engineers in Japan built trains able to travel nearly 170 miles per hour. The problem was that when the trains exited a tunnel, t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Dining with Sanderlings
While many shorebirds have gone south, tiny sandpipers called Sanderlings are easy to find on winter shores. They follow the waves as they lap in and…
2 years, 8 months ago
Creating Abstract Paintings of Migratory Birds
Artist Debra Ramsay became fascinated with the way that birds and their colors mark changes in the seasons. In her “Migrations” project, she painted …
2 years, 8 months ago
Tennessee Warbler, Nectar Thief
Tennessee Warblers love drinking nectar, but they do it without helping to pollinate flowers. By tapping a hole into the base of a flower, these warb…
2 years, 8 months ago