Everyone loves a junco—and for good reason. Adored for their pep and prevalence, these small songbirds are common feeder visitors across North America, easy to spot…
Browsing: Facts
Though once in sharp decline across much of their range, today Common Ravens are a regular sight in a wide variety of habitats, from the peaks…
In many towns east of the Rocky Mountains, the chattering calls of Chimney Swifts are as much a part of summer’s soundtrack as the cha-cha of…
Whether gliding over the water with its tremendous wings outspread, diving at a 90-degree angle to snatch up fish, or plodding onshore to steal the day’s…
Photo by Neil Palmer (CIAT). Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. By Amber Brady Ahead of…
Whether etched on the back of a United States quarter or perched on a towering treetop, the Bald Eagle is easily one of the most recognizable…
“Hummingbirds hardly need a description,” the renowned bird illustrator and naturalist Roger Tory Peterson once wrote of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Yet we can’t resist describing them…