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Muriwai, New Zealand

Muriwai Gannet Colony

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

This plate from <em>Birds of America</em> depicts the American Flamingo.

ornithology collections

The Centuries-Old Mystery of How Florida Got Its Flamingos

How did these statuesque birds get to the peninsula, and where did they go?

Jessica Leigh Hester February 22, 2018

Hodgson among his decoys.

Why Drones Are Counting Thousands of Decoy Ducks

To test the gadget's data skills, researchers speckled a beach with fake fowl.

Jessica Leigh Hester February 20, 2018

The showcases.

Bamberg, Germany

Bird Hall of Bamberg Natural History Museum

A beautiful collection of taxidermy birds and rare pomological wax models.

A helmeted honeyeater in captivity.

Life Lessons From the Helmeted Honeyeater

This endangered species is learning when to love and when to fear.

Cara Giaimo February 15, 2018

Cutlery is the canvas.

Meet the Artist Who Makes Creatures Out of Cutlery

Anne Ewbank February 14, 2018

An image of the moa, by Heinrich Harder, shows them erroneously being hunted with bows and arrows.

What Fossilized Poop Tells Us About an Extinct Giant Bird From New Zealand

Resurrecting the moa's diet.

Natasha Frost February 13, 2018

Permanently Closed

Duck Village.

Il-Gżira, Malta

Duck Village

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

Two joyful Australian magpies share a treat.

Australian Magpies From Big Families Do Better in Intelligence Tests

The bigger the brood, the brighter the bird.

Natasha Frost February 8, 2018

They're cute, but you really shouldn't.

The CDC Is Begging People to Stop Cuddling Chickens

Snuggling and smooching your poultry may end in salmonella.

Anne Ewbank February 7, 2018

Knock, knock.

What's Going on Inside Woodpeckers' Brains?

Researchers pried open the skulls of birds in museum collections to take a closer look.

Jessica Leigh Hester February 2, 2018

Something wrong?

The Bird That Can Picture Its Predators

Jessica Leigh Hester February 2, 2018

A tree makes its last stand against the ocean.

Ndieulé Mbam, Senegal

Langue de Barbarie

A tree seems to grow from the ocean floor on this strange strip of sand slowly being overtaken by the sea.

New Caledonian crows extract food fastest when they've got tools in hand (er, beak).

Tool-Wielding Crows Rustle Up the Most Snacks

The utensils are useful, but it's still unclear exactly how the corvids learn to make them.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 26, 2018

The most recently discovered <em>Archaeopteryx</em> fossil is also the oldest.

Found: Evidence That Archaeopteryx Evolved Like Darwin's Finches

When southern Germany was an archipelago, these bird-like dinos may have specialized by island.

Vittoria Traverso January 26, 2018

Adélie Penguins getting mucky. Penguins produce the most poop of any seabird order.

Measuring the Significance of Seabird Poop

By quantifying guano, scientists hope to learn more about nutrient cycles.

Cara Giaimo January 23, 2018

An avian resident.

Del Mar, California

Free Flight Exotic Bird Sanctuary

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

A modern eagle's eye is four to eight times stronger than that of the average human's.

An Amazing Fossilized Eye Reveals How an Ancient Bird Saw

Feast your eyes on this.

Natasha Frost January 12, 2018