Owls can fly with incredible stealth thanks to evolution, which caused all kinds of changes to their wings to allow them to sneak up...

Though 10,000 Birds readers across the world will likely be made sad by this Walter is taking a break from 10,000 Birds for awhile...

Mia McPherson has a great rundown on what you can do as a photographer to protect your images. Hat-tip to Dawn Simmons Fine.

This is an interesting way to foil cuckoos… Hat-tip to Wes Finger (my dad).

UPDATE – We have changed the language in the petition in order to be more inclusive and with the hope of attracting institutional support....

This is a pretty darn neat story that involves a Double-crested Cormorant, a good Samaritan,  a lost camera, some fishermen, and a happy ending. Hat-tip...

Tara Tanaka has won the Digiscoper of the Year contest with her astoundingly beautiful portrait of a Cattle Egret in breeding plumage.

What will it cost you if you decide having a volleyball court on Kirtland’s Warbler habitat? $34,000! Hat-tip to Mike McDowell.