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Rain Garden at the London Wetland Centre.

London, England

WWT London Wetland Centre

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

Two budgies sharing a moment.

Female Parakeets Flock to Birds With Brains

Problem-solving skills appeal to budgies.

Jonathan Carey January 11, 2019

Museo Civico "Craveri" di Storia Naturale.

Museo Civico Craveri di Storia Naturale

A collection of wonderfully preserved 19th-century creatures, as well as hunting trophies seized during a police raid.

Mother Goose House.

Hazard, Kentucky

Mother Goose House

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

The pickles in the jar represent the headlines we passed on, but still want to preserve.

Headlines You Didn't See on Atlas Obscura in 2018

Spicier alternative titles for some of our stories.

Ella Morton December 28, 2018

Caymans the horse, Floki the eagle, and me toward the end of my lesson at Dartmoor Hawking.

Learning the Ancient Art of Horseback Falconry

I spent a day with one of the few people on the planet still teaching the sport.

Kerry Wolfe December 20, 2018

Nils Olav inspects the King's Guard after being knighted at the Edinburgh Zoo.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Sir Nils Olav

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

Waddesdon, England

Waddesdon Manor Aviary

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

How Indonesia's Chicken Church Went From Dream to Reality

It took almost three decades.

Lizzie Philip November 16, 2018

Parrots at the Montecasino Bird Gardens

Fourways, South Africa

Montecasino Bird Gardens

Over 60 species of birds inhabit this colorful aviary park in South Africa.

The Inaccessible Island Rail (Atlantisia rogersi) that contributed DNA for the study.

How Did the World's Smallest Flightless Bird Get to Inaccessible Island?

The first scientists to describe the animal thought it might have walked.

Sarah Laskow November 2, 2018

Uppspretta.

Reykjanesbær, Iceland

Uppspretta

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

Salinas de Fuencaliente

La Palma, Spain

Fuencaliente Saltworks

The largest salt farm in the Canary Islands is located at the foot of an active volcano.

Little Spotted Kiwi

Kapiti Island Nature Reserve

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

Kars Goose With Bulgur Wheat

In Northeast Turkey, one special bird makes a cultural and culinary centerpiece.

Falkland Islands

Bertha's Beach

This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.

Norbury Hall Park.

London, England

Norbury Hall Park

This peaceful park with centuries of history hides in an overlooked section of South London.

Up, up, and away.

Why North America’s Gangliest Bird Is Hitching a Ride With the Coast Guard

Whooping cranes are on the move, because of budget cuts.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 9, 2018