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Carolina Wrens Will Nest in Just About Anything
Forget the nest boxes: Carolina wrens want your grill, your flower pot, even your old boot
Why Carolina Wrens Have Moved into Your Neighborhood
Carolina wrens are known as woodland birds, but they’re increasingly sighted in suburbs and cities. Here’s why.
Bowerbirds: Meet the Bird World’s Kleptomaniac Love Architects
They display, they dance, and they collect baubles like a jealous hoarder. Meet Australia’s incredible bowerbirds.
Slow Birding: Twenty Years Observing Ring Ouzels
Two British birders set out to better understand one secretive bird species. And are still at it 20 years later.
Meet the Dipper, the Songbird That Swims
Meet North America’s only aquatic songbird.
There’s a Python Living in My Rain Gutter
Pythons in the house?! When a birdfeeder attracts more than just birds.
When Domestic Birds Go Wild
When free-range poultry takes on a whole new dimension.
Cassowary Quest: A Tale of Danger and Defecation
Cassowaries — and their massive piles of poop — are incredibly important to the rainforest ecosystems where they live.
Backyard Birding in Central India to Beat Lockdown
An Indian nature photographer finds solace in the birds viewed from his balcony.
Meet the Mountain Chickadee
Fascinating facts about a lesser-known relative of the black-capped chickadee.
Meet the Frogmouth, Australia’s Weirdest Bird
With an unsettling glare and tree-like camouflage, what’s not to love about frogmouths?
Enjoy the Red-Winged Blackbird Show
Observe the uncommon territorial behaviors of a common bird.