Orange Alert: What Caused the Colors on This Snowy Owl?
Bird watchers along Lake Huron photographed the bird, which has been nicknamed Rusty and Creamsicle. But there is no consensus about what caused its unusual tint.
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Birds-of-Paradise Feathers Are More Than Flashy—They Glow
Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light ...
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Remembering "The Bird of the Century," a Half-Century Later
In March of 1975, an extremely rare Ross's Gull was confirmed for the first time in the Lower 48. The sighting and the frenzy ...
Moment of Science: Biofluorescent Birds-of-Paradise
They're a spectacular sight in sunshine or shadow! Here's how birds of paradise use biofluorescence to their advantage. 🪶🟢 ...
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White Plumage of Sea-Birds
IT is often considered that the white plumage of gulls ... and survives only because these birds are relatively safe from attack and able to protect themselves. Thus Cott 1 remarks that "in ...