The flying jewels of the sky are due in any day now
It’s time to scrub up those hummingbird feeders and get the water ready for the little birds that will be tuckered out from ...
Smoke detectors in the sky: Will wildfire affect bird behavior?
The ornithology curator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County placed handfuls of feathers between two small ...
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BIRD FLU CONCERN SPELL TROUBLE FOR MIGRATORY GROUPS FLYING OVER THE KEYS
We have been hearing a lot about avian influenza, or H5N1, and the price of eggs in the news recently. It got me thinking: ...
Spring bird migration is underway, here's how to follow along in your own backyard
The massive annual spring migration of America's birds – millions of them – is underway. Here's how to follow along at home.
Tiny bird found using fake ‘hawk’ calls to scare away threats
A tiny bird in Australia has been spotted using fake hawk alarm calls to scare threats away from their nests to protect their ...
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When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change faster than their feathers
Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found that when birds evolve ...
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Why some birds lose the ability to fly
Scientists found that when birds lose the ability to fly, their skeletons change first, while feathers take much longer to ...
When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change first
Study in Evolution journal compares flightless bird evolution, revealing how feathers and bodies change when birds lose flight ability.
California condor born at L.A. Zoo dies in the wild from lead poisoning
A California condor hatched and raised at the Los Angeles Zoo has died from lead poisoning just months after being released into the wild, a Northern California native tribe has announced. The ...
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When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change faster than their feathers
More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a new study in the journal Evolution ...