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Eco-Celebrity Crane Inspires Wetland Protection in Taiwan
An endangered Siberian crane that has made Taiwan home is inspiring locals to protect the wetlands
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Scientists Are Using Electronic Eggs to Study Vultures
A sensor-packed egg, developed by a team at Microduino, could lead to clues about the birds’ livelihood
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Tower Lights Will Soon Blink for the Sake of Birds
With a simple blink, tall towers can go from deadly to bird-friendly
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The Extravagant Beauty of Feathers
A new book spotlights the astonishing diversity of avian plumage
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Storks Move to a Trashy Neighborhood
White storks in Portugal and Spain are forgoing thier annual migration to Africa to pig out in landfills
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Washington D.C. Welcomes a New Baby Bald Eagle
With one chick hatched, there’s another still to come
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This Pattern Is Made of 2,100 Dead Birds
It’s all part of a bid to raise awareness of the plight of birds that crash into city buildings
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Wading Birds ‘Pay’ Alligators for Their Protection
It’s a give-and-take relationship: alligators may chow down on a few chicks, but they keep predators at bay
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What Killed 13 Bald Eagles in Maryland?
Officials want information on the strange die-off of a clutch of majestic birds
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From invasive “fairies” to huddling chicks, penguins are the perfect pick-me-up
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These Birds Spend Winter Practicing Their Love Songs for the Ladies
Some migratory species may spend their time in Africa getting ready to woo mates in the spring
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GoPro-Armed Vultures Capture Lima’s Trash Problems
By sniffing out illegal dumps, the watchful buzzards will hopefully inspire action to clean up the city’s streets
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Dinosaurs May Have Dug Trenches to Woo Mates
Ancient grooves discovered in Colorado suggest dinos had bird-like mating rituals
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These Photographs Show the Bleak New Home for the White Stork: A Landfill
Dutch wildlife photographer Jasper Doest followed the path of the white stork’s migration route, forever altered by human activity
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How Do Hardworking Hummingbirds Keep Cool?
Special “windows” in the feathers covering their tiny bodies prevent overheating while hovering and flying
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These Parrots Use Pebbles as Tools to Grind up Seashells
Polly want a mineral supplement?
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Charles Darwin’s Famous Finches Could Be Extinct in Half a Century
The finches on the Galapagos Islands are suffering from a parasitic fly introduced to the islands by humans
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Rainbow Collars Could Help Keep Cats From Wiping Out Birds
This colorful trick may stop Fluffy from murdering local songbirds
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Seabirds Are Dumping Pollution-Laden Poop Back on Land
Chemicals we’ve poured into the ocean are coming back to sting us thanks to seabirds defecating in their onshore colonies
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A Drone Encounters Two Eagles, and the Birds Win
A pair of arial predators snatched a photographer’s drone from the skies of Austria
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