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Aves marchando con la marabunta

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2024/01/30

Mientras miles de hormigas guerreras marchan en marabunta a través de una selva panameña en búsqueda de comida, un sinnúmero de insectos tratan de escapar. Los hormigueros siguen a las hormigas, esperando a que los insectos voladores dejen sus escondites para cazarlos en picada. Son unas 300

Birding 101: Bird Vocab Basics

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2024/01/29

Any hobby or special interest has its own jargon. You’ll pick up on the silly slang that birders use as you go – like calling the Yellow-rumped Warbler “butterbutt.” Still, learning a few basics of bird vocab is useful when you’re starting out. It’ll help you ask better questions when you’re

The Ferocious Feet of the Great Horned Owl

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2024/01/28

Great Horned Owls excel at nocturnal hunting, thanks to their acute senses and stealth — but their feet let them secure squirming prey. The outermost of their four toes can rotate forward or backward, an advantage that most other birds of prey lack, letting them capture animals as large as raccoons

Razorbills Swim in Synchrony

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2024/01/27

Razorbills, a cousin to the puffin, nest in colonies on cliffs. Before they lay eggs, Razorbills take part in two unique social behaviors. In one, the Razorbills swim round and round in a tight mass, then dive as one. Next, they surface with heads aligned and bills held open. In another behavior

The Red-bellied Woodpecker and Its Curious Name

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2024/01/26

Red-bellied Woodpeckers are bold, conspicuous, and vocal, thriving in rural and urban areas east of the Mississippi. Like most woodpeckers, Red-bellieds eat lots of insects. But they also like nuts, berries, and seeds. They can be attracted to back yards with suet cakes, berry bushes, or even a cut

Songbirds: The Large and Small of It

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2024/01/25

The group of birds called “songbirds” — the perching birds — is incredibly broad. Half the world’s 10,000 birds are in the songbird group, and their range of body sizes is mind-boggling. One of the smallest songbirds in North America is the Golden-crowned Kinglet, barely larger than a hummingbird

Your River’s Keeper

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2024/01/24

Water is essential for life, but how much do you know about the health of your local water supply? In this special episode, we speak with two Riverkeepers who explain the importance of water quality monitoring for every living organism, from humans to birds. John Lipscomb shares critical history of

Jacana trota-lirios

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2024/01/23

Las extrañas aves zancudas conocidas como jacanas son también conocidas como “trota-lirios” debido a su habilidad para caminar sobre los nenúfares. De hecho en Jamaica se les conoce como “Aves Jesús”, pues parece que caminan sobre las aguas –algo que solo es posible gracias a esos dedos tan largos

Bohemian Waxwings – Exquisite Winter Visitors

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2024/01/22

It's winter, and apples litter the ground. A few still hang, frozen and thawed again and again. Suddenly a flock of hundreds of birds rises from the ground beneath the trees, swarming in tight formation, wing-tip to wing-tip. Bohemian Waxwings are erratic winter visitors from their nesting grounds

The Tui of New Zealand

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2024/01/21

The Tui is one of New Zealand’s most remarkable birds, intelligent and with iridescent feathers. Its down-curved beak fits perfectly into native flowers. But the Tui is best known for its voice. Each Tui’s complex song is slightly different, a colorful mix of musical notes and offbeat sounds. It’s

Why Is My Robin Half White?

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2024/01/20

A bird with abnormal white feathers, like this American Robin, may have a genetic condition called leucism. Leucism prevents pigments from reaching some — or sometimes all — of a bird’s feathers. Albino birds are distinctly different and are entirely white with pink skin and eyes. Albinos have

Welcoming Back Common Loons

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2024/01/19

The call of the Common Loon is a symbol of the far north. But the species once nested as far south as southern New England, Ohio, Iowa, and California. Human activity and changes to the landscape in these more populated areas has made it harder for loons to persist. There have been encouraging signs

Groove-billed Anis, Communal Nesters

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2024/01/18

Groove-billed Anis gather in loose groups. And with good reason. They nest communally. As many as four or five pairs of birds may use one nest, a bulky cup of twigs lined with fresh leaves. When the dominant female ani begins to lay her own eggs, the other females lay simultaneously. Up to 20 chalky

The Noise Report

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2024/01/17

In this special episode, we explore the critical effects of noise pollution on both humans and birds. Dr. Erica Walker offers an insightful view of how people are negatively impacted by loud disturbances, from everyday life to health complications. And Dr. Clinton Francis shares his discoveries

Aves marinas en el desierto

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2024/01/16

El paíño de Elliot es un ave de mar pequeña, de plumaje blanco y negro que se puede observar en las costas de Chile y Perú. Los paíños pasan toda su vida en el mar, excepto cuando anidan, lo que ha intrigado a los científicos por mucho tiempo al tratar de encontrar dónde lo hacían. Una investigación

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