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About Birds

10 Fun Facts About the Northern Mockingbird
October 30, 2019 — There's more to this flying copycat than meets the eye . . . or ear.
Bird Questions and Facts
Listen to the Loudest Bird Ever Recorded
October 21, 2019 — For female White Bellbirds, hearing a suitor's mating call is like putting her head in the speaker at a rock concert, a new study shows.
Bird Science
How Orioles Build Those Incredible Hanging Nests
August 06, 2019 — The delicate-looking structures are stronger than they seem, and come in a variety of shapes and materials.
Bird Nests and Breeding
Do Magpies Like Stealing Shiny Things?
April 15, 2019 — An experiment put the bird's thieving reputation to the test.
Bird Questions and Facts
10 Outrageous Ways Birds Dance to Impress Their Mates
February 14, 2019 — Nature has way better moves than the Funky Chicken.
Bird Behavior
Watch a Black Heron Fool Fish by Turning Into an Umbrella
January 17, 2019 — The behavior, called canopy feeding, is an especially effective way to hunt.
Bird Behavior
What's Up With the Weird Mouths of These Finch Chicks?
January 08, 2019 — Coming in many shapes, colors, and sizes, strange mouth markings might aid in chick survival.
Bird Questions and Facts
How Well Do We Really Know Cardinals?
December 20, 2018 — New research provides support for splitting the Northern Cardinal into multiple species.
Bird Science
7 Hummingbirds That Wear Pants With Flair (Plus One Bonus)
December 14, 2018 — Meet the "puffleg鈥 birds of the Latin American tropics, covered in feathers all the way down.
Bird Science
Drinker of Bird Tears, Moth of Your Nightmares
September 28, 2018 — In the Amazon, a scientist caught an unusual and intimate interaction on film: a moth drinking from an antbird's eyeball.
Bird Science