Man Sees A Goose Walking Strangely And Realizes There’s A Mussel Stuck On Her Foot
“We have some really strange calls, but this was a first for us.” A man was outside his apartment complex in Atlanta, Georgia, when he noticed a goose walking in…
The world’s loudest bird could drown out a rock concert
The bare-throated bellbird has a voice that is almost impossible to ignore. The snow-white male, a sturdy South American bird with a broad bill and a distinctive blue-green patch on…
Woman Hand-Raises Chicks to Save Rare Bone-Eating Vultures
A South African conservationist is working to save one of the world’s largest vultures from disappearing from southern Africa. With fewer than 400 bearded vultures remaining in the mountains of…
This Curious Bird Had Never Been Seen Before, and its Discovery Changed Ecuador–Perhaps Forever
In the late 1990s, a group of scientists exploring a remote forest in Ecuador heard a bird call unlike anything they recognized. Curious, they followed the sound through the dense…
Clever Mountain Chickadees Gain a Winter Survival Edge
For a mountain chickadee facing winter in California’s Sierra Nevada, having a sharp memory can be a matter of life and death. These tiny birds weigh roughly as much as…
Nine Fluffy Babies Were About to Be Swept Away—Then a Teenager Rushed In
He was happy to lend a hand. A relaxing day at a busy South African beach suddenly turned into an urgent wildlife rescue after visitors spotted nine tiny birds struggling…
Can an entire Arctic ecosystem evolve to adapt to the climate crisis?
Across Alaska’s North Slope, researchers are investigating a question that could reshape how scientists understand survival in a warming world: can different species adapt to climate change not only individually,…
Why Blackbirds Have the Most Beautiful Songs
The blackbird has been named the most pleasant-sounding bird in a study exploring why some birdsongs are more enjoyable to hear than others. Its rich and varied song received the…
Former bird hunters work to rebuild a songbird haven: ‘We hope it’s not too late’
Years ago, Parman knew the Menoreh Hills of Central Java as a good place to catch songbirds. As a young man living in Donorejo village, he would search for nests,…
Birdwatcher Photographs Half-Male, Half-Female Bird — A One-In-850-Million Find
They’re a rare genetic anomaly 🤯 A routine day of birdwatching turned into an extraordinary discovery for Luke Dahlberg, who works at a nature preserve near Barrington Hills, Illinois. A…