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Anna's hummingbird

‘The Hummingbirds’ Gift’ sings the praises of this ‘superlative’ bird

Environment

Writer Sy Montgomery had the opportunity to rehabilitate two orphaned hummingbirds. The experience reminded her that “miracles happen all the time” and that these fragile yet fierce birds are “a great symbol of hope.”

Bird migration

As the climate changes, migratory birds are losing their way

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Passengers stand on the wings of a US Airways plane after it landed in the Hudson River in New York after a flock of birds struck the engines

Meet a forensic ornithologist, who identifies what’s left after avians and airplanes collide

Science
Dino snout

Scientists roll back evolution by turning a chick’s beak into a ‘dino-snout’

Science
A bald eagle spreads it wings. The eagle is just one of hundreds of North American birds now threatened by the effects of climate change

Even the symbol of America is now at risk from climate change

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An artist's impression of feathered dinosaurs

Was T. Rex actually pink and covered in feathers?

Environment

A new fossil found in Siberia suggests the possibility that all dinosaurs had feathers, not just the last ones, which became birds. So maybe T-Rex was pink and feathery?A new fossil found in Siberia suggests the possibility that all dinosaurs had feathers, not just the last ones, which became birds. So maybe T-Rex was pink and feathery?

The World

Birdnote ®/Migration – Long, Short and In-Between

Migration; Long, Short , And In Between- As fall settles in many birds are heading south in search of warmer weather, some are long distance travelers, while others head for the hills.

Brazil taking tentative steps to protect marine biodiversity

Environment

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is renowned for its biodiversity. But the Atlantic waters off its coast are also home to incalculable numbers of animals for hundreds, if not thousands, of species. In recent years, Brazil has moved to protect those animals as well.

VIDEO: Endangered cranes, other migratory birds confounded by Texas drought

Environment

Migratory birds, like the endangered whooping crane, are struggling because their typical wintering grounds are gripped by a drought that’s reduced their habitat and food supplies. But favorable conditions elsewhere may help them survive in places like Nebraska.

Illegal bird trapping a surging problem in Cyprus

Environment

In Cyprus, there’s a tradition of hunting and killing millions of migratory birds. The poaching had dwindled recently but as focus has drifted off the problem, has surged back.