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Ask A Birder: Why Do Birds Preen?

July 16, 2025 by Leslie Kinrys No Comments
In the course of normal activities, birds’ feathers become dirty, wet, matted, and infested with parasites. Feathers are vital...
Birding, Trips

Puffin Cruise on the Salish Sea

July 15, 2025 by Hannah Buschert 4 Comments
I am lucky to live in a spot where Tufted Puffins can be seen throughout the breeding season, but...
Bird Guides

Bird Guides of the World: Olman Chaves Calderón, Costa Rica

by Editor No Comments
What is your favorite bird species? The Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo is definitely my favorite bird. However, I’m in love with...
Birding

Forest Birding around Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

July 14, 2025 by Kai Pflug 3 Comments
Sigiriya is a good birding location to visit with a non-birding partner as it is the site of a...
Birding Lodges

Birding Lodges of the World: Riad Dades Birds Lodge, Morocco

by Editor 1 Comment
Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one...
Birding

There’s a Shorebird on the Roof

July 13, 2025 by a Guest 2 Comments
By Catherine Carroll Cathy Carroll is a native Michigander, the Great Lakes state in the U.S., but became a...
Chemistry of Birds

The Chemistry of Birds (2): Guano

by Kai Pflug No Comments
Guano is primarily composed of the accumulated excrement of seabirds or, to a lesser extent, bats. The chemical composition of...
Three Photos

Three Photos: Winged Creatures

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Azure-winged Magpie, Binjiang FP, Shanghai, Jan 2023 Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Sepilok, Borneo Jul 2023 Blue-winged Minla, Tongbiguan, Yunnan, Jan 2024...
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