This Tiny Bird’s Heart Beats 1,200 Times a Minute — And It Can Fly Backward

Hummingbirds are fascinating little birds found all over the Americas. They are known for their beautiful colors, aerial ...
The New York Times

Some Male Birds Fly Under False Colors to Attract Mates, Study Suggests

Elaborate feather microstructures allow male tanagers to enhance their colors, making them seem as if they are higher quality mates. By Emily Anthes Male tanagers are meant to be noticed. Many species ...
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How Do Birds Fly? Answers to Common Questions About Birds

Do you know why blue-footed boobies have blue feet? Author Laura Erickson does, and you’ll find the answers to this and many other great questions in her book, The Bird Watching Answer Book. (For the ...

Study reveals new technique to identify individual night-flying birds for the first time

Millions of birds invisibly migrate through the night sky each autumn, most flying in near silence toward their wintering ...
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How do birds fly across the ocean? Research reveals one biological trick

Every autumn, billions of birds leave their breeding areas when the temperature drops and food gets scarce to spend the winter in more favorable climes, returning the following spring when warm ...