The world's smallest birds aren't easy to find at the best of times, but you might discover a hummingbird or two at these delightful U.S. destinations.

This photography contest highlights the beauty of birds and the ways they connect people across geographies and ecosystems.

It was early January, and the toyon sapling I’d planted the week before wasn’t nearly old enough to produce fruit. So I asked a friend if I could collect a handful of berries from a plant on their ...

Sandhill cranes - with wingspans of up to 7 feet - are swooping into wetlands south of Willcox this month. Hundreds of the big birds have arrived so far on their annual migration from mountain states ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/2997466 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/2997466 Copy URL Problems of defining a desert bird species are discussed. An ecogeographic, rather ...

For 500 miles, I’d driven south, air conditioner blasting, radio on. When I arrived at the desert field station and stepped out onto the gravel, I was hit all at once by the heat, the quiet, and a ...

You may think watching the birds at your backyard feeder is a pleasant respite from today’s rancid politics. It’s not. Not unless you live in Denial Land. Fact: Climate change is a threat to ...

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