Blackbirds Somehow Know When a Snake Is Too Dangerous To Attack
Red-winged blackbirds largely avoided striking rattlesnakes while aggressively attacking gopher snakes, revealing a striking difference in nest defense behavior. At nests across we...
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Red-winged blackbirds largely avoided striking rattlesnakes while aggressively attacking gopher snakes, revealing a striking difference in nest defense behavior. At nests across we...
In the UK for years, milk came in bottles with foil caps. Great Tits, a common songbird, learned how to peck through the foil. The skill spread. But how? Researchers trained Great...
Of course, the clickbait headline is immediately followed by a partial disclaimer: Not exactly. First, the birds examined weren’t cheating. And second, they weren’t exactly extrove...
American Goldfinches are one of our most familiar birds, but they lead lives that are anything but ordinary. These birds will sometimes raise two broods a year, have a secret weapo...
Migrating birds like geese and ibises often fly in a V formation. It’s a memorable sight for birdwatchers looking up into the sky. Source
In September, one of the most-hoped for raptors is the Broad-winged Hawk. Among the earliest raptor migrants, Broadies fly in large flocks. Every fall, the entire North American ma...
This morning in west central Missouri. Seed hog: Flitty little dude. Industriously cracking that seed open… At least they know …Continue reading →
You can find black-and-white birds everywhere. If you live out west, heading to the grocery store often means seeing at least one Black-billed Magpie. And in the east, looking out...
By Nate Cook Nate Cook has been fascinated by birds for as long as he can remember. He works in data analysis, which turns out to be a good way of paying closer attention to what h...
By Mehran Khan Mehran Khan is the founder of Animal Feather, where he writes about birds, wildlife, insects, and the fascinating ways animals interact with their environments. In t...
Like some US citizens, the Blue Jay comes off as a bit of a poser, as this early description by Alexander Wilson demonstrates: the Blue Jay “is distinguished as a kind of beau amon...
Navigating Finding the same breeding spot after an absence of half a year, rather than getting lost in IKEA. Flying Without all the add-ons (luggage check-in, security check, board...
The morning began just before sunrise with competing Great Horned Owls calling back and forth across Oliver Reservoir in the far southwest of the Nebraska panhandle. It was the fir...
Participants connected feeding and watching birds to positive emotions, engagement and a sense of meaning The post Backyard feeders make it feel good to be bird-brained appeared fi...
Morning is a great time for birding – that’s the peak of singing and foraging activity for many species. But it’s not the only time to experience birds. Some species, such as Ameri...
Keas are large alpine parrots from New Zealand. Intelligent and social, they have olive-green plumage, a red rump, and a long, curved beak. Keas produce a distinct warbling call, a...
Related to shearwaters and petrels, the Northern Fulmar will eat just about anything it finds on the surface of the ocean, from fish and squids to dead whales. While some have snow...
In mid-April I was still hoping for a decent spring migration. The palm warblers were still hanging around in big numbers. They spend the winter here. This guy was already getting...
Especially when you bribe them with suet and seeds. This morning in west central Missouri: If you feed them, they …Continue reading →
Most of the birds we regularly communicate with admit that they rarely read ornithological papers, including papers specifically about themselves. Their main objection is that such...
The Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus) is one of the Southwest’s most striking songbirds. With its velvety black plumage, bright scarlet belly, bold white wing patches, and white...
"Feeding and observing birds is a really meaningful way for people to connect with nature, and people feel that it has positive impacts on their well-being."
In September, this Arctic Tern flies from Alaska all the way to Antarctica. Rufous Hummingbirds follow pathways of mountain wildflowers, from as far north as Alaska south to Mexico...
The Light-vented Bulbul is ubiquitous in Shanghai. I once used its characteristic call as the ringtone for my mobile phone but had to abandon this idea as it was simply too confusi...
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