Bird Species and Conservation Information
[ad_1] The San Gabriel Mountains stand tall on the outskirts of Los Angeles, providing a natural backdrop and green refuge beyond the city’s downtown skyline. The area’s national forest lands and trails make up 70 percent of the open space in Los Angeles County, and in 2014, President Barack Obama designated 350,000 acres as a national monument to […]
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[ad_1] In April 2022, a wildfire scorched the 15,000-acre May Ranch in southeastern Colorado—testing the sustainability of a ranching model that blends conservation, climate-change mitigation, and making a living off the land by raising beef cattle. Drone photos by Michael Sweeney. From the Summer 2023 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. The May family has a wildfire
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[ad_1] Inquiring minds want to know…what is your favorite style of bird feeder? A classic tube feeder? Maybe a traditional hopper feeder? Or could it be a new-fangled seed or suet cylinder feeder? All excellent choices! But if backed into a corner, many passionate bird feeding hobbyists would all share the same answer. Their choice
[ad_1] Microscopic secrets hidden away in hummingbird feathers manipulate light to give these tiny birds—the most colorful birds on Earth—the power to dazzle on command. From the Summer 2023 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. A few years ago, Arizona photographer Steven Kessel was out capturing images of a male Anna’s Hummingbird basking in sunlight when he
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[ad_1] What did you do during the pandemic? This is a question we are likely to hear for decades to come and each of us has our own unique answer as to how we endured the seemingly endless months of social isolation. Some became experts at baking sour dough bread, others binge-watched old movies, and
[ad_1] Everything at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex monopolizes my attention: the enormous welcome globe, the 70,000 square feet of stadiums, arenas and playing fields, and the sprawling artificiality of it all. It’s February, and I’m in Orlando on assignment for MLB.com covering the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team, which is training at the facility’s minor
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[ad_1] After the Fire: How A Sustainable Ranch Survived a Natural Wildfire In April 2022, a wildfire scorched the 15,000-acre May Ranch in southeastern Colorado—testing the sustainability of a ranching model that blends conservation, climate-change mitigation, and making a living off the land by raising cattle. By Michael Booth [ad_2] https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/living-bird-summer-2023-table-of-contents/
[ad_1] Family traditions…in many ways these are what make the holidays so highly anticipated and uniquely special. Maybe it’s that very special meal, complete with all of your family’s favorite recipes and fixings. Heaven forbid if someone goes rogue and changes the menu! Perhaps it’s the tradition of a house filled with holiday music and
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[ad_1] Take a road trip through America’s western states and you’ll drive for hours through the millions of acres of our nation’s vast and essential public lands. From deep canyons across the sagebrush sea to the north slope of Alaska, federal public lands encompass some of our nation’s most iconic places that are not only