Torrent Ducks are the thrill-seekers of the avian world. Very few birds – or animals for that matter – would plunge head-first into the churning...
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Derek Kverno has already created epic blog travelogues of his stints in Ecuador and Tanzania. Now he’s moved to Brazil, which means we get...
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Become a birder and you’re suddenly a litterateur, too. It’s not much of a selling point, I suppose, but how else to explain the...
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Ever wonder why displaying a disrespectful middle finger is called flipping the bird? Brian Palmer at Slate breaks down birds’ long association with taunting....
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During my time in Florida I only saw two birds on nests, which is not terribly surprising considering that I was there at the...
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