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From a gynandromorphic grosbeak to feathers collected at a murder investigation in Florida, biographer Chris Sweeney shares ...
Ken Abrahams has taken thousands of photos of birds. An amateur photographer with limited mobility, he sits on the beach near ...
After an inspiring pigeon encounter with her son, a mother discovered a new appreciation for birds and the everyday wonders ...
Of all the hummingbirds in the Americas—which is to say, every last one of the family’s 350-plus species—birders in the United States are lucky enough to have regular chances at seeing 15 varieties. A ...
For more than a century, Audubon has been a leading voice for conservation in the Florida Keys—from establishing the Key West National Wildlife Refuge in 1908 to protect birds from the plume trade ...
The big, foxy-red Brown Thrasher is a familiar bird over much of the east. Sometimes it forages boldly on open lawns; more often it scoots into dense cover at any disturbance, hiding among the briar ...
Every February, count for as little as 15 minutes in your own backyard to help expand our understanding of birds. The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird ...
A large owl of the eastern, central, and, increasingly, northwestern United States, the Barred Owl is one of our more common owl species. As with most owls, the Barred is primarily nocturnal, but it ...
For a month the researchers had traversed slender mountain ridges, crossed and re-crossed rivers that roared through canyons cloaked in tropical forest, and endured bloodthirsty mosquitoes and leeches ...
Birds rely on water for drinking, grooming, and staying cool. But during hot summers and extended droughts, water can be hard to find. By adding a simple birdbath to your yard (you can make one from a ...
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A new Netflix miniseries, The Residence, launched in late March. A madcap comedy/murder mystery set in the White House, it quickly drew fans for its ingenious plot, snappy dialogue, and memorable ...