It’s clear that birds copulate, procreate, and promote their genes with alacrity. But love? Do birds feel love? Can they? To explore this question,...
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I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven. -Emily Dickinson This week of posts will either win great...
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The Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus is an unassuming thrush to look at. Guttatus is Latin for “speckled” and the Hermit Thrush is certainly speckled...
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This unhappy-looking tar baby is covered with a green, environmentally-friendly product called Tanglefoot. It is a non-drying, sticky compound that is used to protect...
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I live near a highway. All winter, I almost never went west on that road, only east, but a couple of times I did...
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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, NY, April 2010 Everyone knows that New York City is an extremely expensive place to live. If one is...
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April, while not as exciting a migratory month as May is in the northeastern United States, is still a great time of year to...
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I sort of feel it’s sort of my duty, as the 10,000 Birds beat writer covering the southern tier of the continent, to be...
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