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Chemistry of Birds

The Chemistry of Birds (4): Eggshells

July 27, 2025 by Kai Pflug 2 Comments
Eggshells consist primarily of an inorganic chemical, calcium carbonate – chemically, it is very similar...
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Backyard Birdfeeder Bragging Rights, a Great Adventure for a Great Twitch, and More: This Week in Birding News

February 8, 2017 by Meredith Mann No Comments
Let us no more speak of this week’s  extraordinary failure by a cast of Falcons...
Three guillemot eggs, 1896, Frohawk
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The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird’s Egg

April 22, 2016 by Carrie No Comments
Perfect is a big word, and using it right in the title of your book...
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Robin Egg Blue

March 11, 2012 by Corey 242 Comments
I recently took a walk off-trail at Papscanee Island in Rensselaer County, New York, taking...
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Egg & Nest

December 1, 2008 by Mike 8 Comments
You know your interest in birds has blossomed from passing to passion when you realize...
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Electronic Eggs

July 30, 2007 by Corey No Comments
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington DC used an electronic egg to record incubation data...
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