[ad_1] Water is always important! So, what’s changed to make it more important than ever? Well, if the past few years are any guide, there appears to be many more circumstances occurring in nature that are making water…especially fresh, clean water…harder to come by for birds and other wildlife. Depending on the geographic location, birds […]
[ad_1] As long as scientists have been exploring the natural world, they’ve encountered dangers. In their quests for knowledge, for instance, Alfred Russel Wallace and Ernest Shackleton endured disease, harsh weather, and dangerous wildlife. Such perils harmed them and hampered their journeys or even halted them altogether—as when Wallace fell ill with recurring malaria in
[ad_1] A Chestnut-sided Warbler grabs a snack. Photo by Melissa Groo. From the Summer 2023 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. While warblers are prime targets for bird photographers, their habits make them devilishly hard to photograph. Tiny and constantly on the move, they’re often at the tops of trees. Even while foraging low, they have a
[ad_1] Would you stake your life on your memory? For many of us, probably not! But if forced to, how would you deal with a situation where the ability to remember where you put some food would be the difference between life and death? Well, if you could mimic a chickadee, you would simply grow
[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
Over the last few years it’s become easier than ever for a beginner to identify birds, even without a field guide. A variety of apps can analyze photos or audio of birds and offer an accurate species identification in more cases than not, especially with a quality image or recording. But these apps are generally
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[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