[Editor’s note: We invited Katie Fallon, author of Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird, to share her thoughts on the negative attention vultures have received in the news lately. Here is the first of two posts she has graciously provided.] Vultures are not the enemy, despite being portrayed that way in poorly researched […]
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In southern Peru, a vast 200-square-mile stretch of desert plains is adorned with massive etchings known as the Nazca Lines. The drawings include geometric shapes, human figures, plants, and various animals, including 16 birds. Scientists have been studying the geoglyphs for nearly a century in an attempt to determine why unknown pre-Incan people created them
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When we think of helping birds, tube feeders, sunflower seeds, hummingbird nectar, and bird baths might come to mind. But the most substantial help humans can provide for wild birds is natural habitat that safely feeds and shelters birds. Some trees and shrubs can provide sustenance for early emerging insect larvae, also known as baby
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Fewer than 20 Antioquia brushfinches are known, and habitat is under immediate threat By the American Bird Conservancy (Washington, D.C., April 12, 2019) The Antioquia brushfinch, a rusty-crowned Colombian songbird described as a new species 12 years ago, based solely on old museum specimens, eluded scientists until it was documented for the first time in
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