Why is the Robin’s breast red? Why are any of the parts of any birds colorful? To make it easier for birders to identify...
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I was looking out a car window the other day and noticed that of all the wildlife most of it was bird. I’m sure...
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Most of the time when we think of birds, we think of the things that make them birds, and not the things that make...
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To a birder, migration means that you can live in Minnesota, New York, Paris or Moscow and see exotic tropical birds such as Piranga...
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“They charm the females by instrumental music of the most varied kinds” And thus, Charles Darwin adapted the phrase “Instrumental Music,” previously used to...
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