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Some birds are so extraordinary in their appearance, you might assume they’ve been digitally rendered or pulled from the ...
Usually seen here in spring, autumn and winter, common gulls are actually a scarce breeding species here and usually seen on estuaries and wetlands. A common gull is the same size ...
Still, Williams said, hooded warblers are fairly common in Alabama. Williams studies migratory songbirds at Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve in Huntsville. Over the last two seasons, she said she’s ...
Birds are among the most intelligent and talkative animals in the entire world. Their babbling, chatty, and loose-lipped mimicry has inspired various stories from across all human cultures. However, ...
A small white pigeon raised its head from between Terry Gier’s fingers. It’s a Valencian Figurita, he said, first bred in Spain centuries ago. Behind him, around 20 other pigeons lounged in cages — ...
The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...
A prolific collector of eagle memorabilia realized recently that, while the United States had an official animal (the bison) ...