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Display cases.
Laurel, Maryland

On the Brink

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.
The tower.
Friskney, England

RAF Wainfleet Control Tower

The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.
These green parakeets have been building their large nests in 97 cities around Mexico.
science

Mexico's Monk Parakeet Population Has Exploded

Tracking the policy changes in Europe and Mexico that caused a charming green plague.
Kelsey Kennedy September 20, 2017
Camber Castle.
Rye, England

Camber Castle

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.
science

Clever Cockatoos' Tool Use Is Off the Hook

And puts young human children to shame.
Natasha Frost September 6, 2017
snakes

How a Hawk and Its Serpentine Meal Sparked a Montana Wildfire

Animal arson isn't actually all that rare.
Kelsey Kennedy August 28, 2017
Black swans are native to Australia and New Zealand (the Rosenau Palace swans are not pictured here).
animals

A Lonely Black Swan Got a New Partner—Thanks to a Government Ad

They're longstanding symbols of mourning at Germany's Rosenau Palace.
Erik Shilling August 18, 2017
Aerial view of "The Donut."
Spalding, England

The Outer Trial Bank

"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.
A kestrel falcon nursed back to health by the Cascades Raptor Center.
Eugene, Oregon

Cascades Raptor Center

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
The abandoned village on Hirta.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Hirta Island Ghost Town

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
Phil Kroll stands beside air cannon #9.
Arlington, Virginia

Reagan National Airport Bird Cannon

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.
Nugget the crow, practicing her routine.
zoos

The Crow Who Never Learned to Fly, and Then Taught Herself

And what she can teach us in turn.
Cara Giaimo August 2, 2017
The Northern Fulmar is one of the birds that commonly nests on Prince Leopold Island.
Baffin Region, Nunavut

Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Over 400,000 birds spend their summers nesting on this small Arctic island.
The Eggs of Merry Bay by Sigurð Guðmundsson.
Iceland

The Eggs of Merry Bay

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.
On the Northern Great Plains in Alberta, Canada.
science

Gas and Oil Pumps Are a Boon to Parasitic Cowbirds

And prairie songbirds are paying the price.
Kelsey Kennedy July 31, 2017
Havana, Cuba

Viaje Fantástico

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.
Sculpture of Mike the Headless Chicken.
Fruita, Colorado

'Mike the Headless Chicken' Sculpture

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.
Peregrine falcon.
animals

A Hospital's New Weapons Against Pigeons Are Baby Falcons

Small, but soon to be mighty.
Erik Shilling July 11, 2017