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Krýsuvíkurbjarg.
Iceland

Krýsuvíkurbjarg (Krýsuvík Cliffs)

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.
A farmer drives his flock of turkeys down a Norfolk road to market, c. 1931.
animals

Back When Your Thanksgiving Dinner Walked Hundreds of Miles to Market

The forgotten history of turkey drives.
Andy Wright November 23, 2016
A griffin vulture soars over the Meanders
Družiniće, Serbia

Uvac River Meanders

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.
This guy needs a nap.
animals

Exhausted Geese Are Falling Out of The Sky in Canada

They need a break.
Eric Grundhauser October 28, 2016
Abraham Russell's schoolboy navigation notebook, illustrated with a woggin.
animals

What’s A Woggin? A Bird, a Word, and a Linguistic Mystery

Whalers wrote about woggins all the time. What in the world were they?
Cara Giaimo October 26, 2016
Gene Fleming and Andy, the famous Footless Goose with Shoes.
murder

The Goose Who Wore Nikes, and the Mystery of Who Murdered Him

The Nebraska celebrity bird delighted all—until he was brutally killed.
Cara Giaimo October 19, 2016
Look out!
roads

A Highway in Austria Was Terrorized by Drunk Birds

The starlings got wasted off fermented berries, and then hit the streets.
Cara Giaimo October 6, 2016
Abandoned pier on the Salton Sea, Desert Shores, California
science

The Once Glamorous Salton Sea is Now Rife With Toxic Dust and Dying Fish

The Salton Sea is a polluted accident turned natural resource, and the government is finally giving it funding.
Natalie Zarrelli September 29, 2016
A kākāpō chows down on some berries.
genetics

We're Sequencing Every Member of the Weirdest Bird Species on Earth

Meet the kākāpō—a nocturnal, flightless parrot who we are about to understand on an unprecedented level.
Cara Giaimo September 28, 2016
An actually wild African penguin.
zoos

Two Dudes Broke Into An Aquarium And Freed A Penguin Named Buddy

Now all of South Africa is trying to find him.
Cara Giaimo September 28, 2016
Dijon, France

The Magic Owl of Dijon

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.
Locals in Colombo can catch fish in the marsh.
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka

Rajagiriya Marsh

This Colombo wetland is an unlikely wildlife haven just outside the capital city.
animals

Watch These Albatrosses in Hawaii Have a Dance Off

When the world's largest protected place on Earth is your dance floor.
Atlas Obscura August 26, 2016
animals

Let's Talk About Puffins

The clowns of the sea need our help.
Eric Grundhauser August 22, 2016
Front porch at Flyways
Baraboo, Wisconsin

Flyways Waterfowl Museum

At this Wisconsin museum there are real ducks, fake ducks, duck calls and a Duck Blind.
Eggs imitate art.
Camarillo, California

Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.
animals

These Crows Were Discovered Crafting Tools to Reach Food

New Caledonian crows are smart.
Erik Shilling August 10, 2016
animals

Watch This Hawk Investigate A Weather Camera

Yes Mr. Hawk, you're right to complain about the heat.
Atlas Obscura July 28, 2016