Snakeskin: It’s Fashionable, and It Scares Predators Away From Bird Nests
A museum curator with a ladder showed that birds that build cavity-style nests are able to protect their eggs with the skin ...
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More than a Nest: Squirrel Dreys
In the starkness of winter, squirrel dreys reveal themselves in the tree canopy. They’ve been there all along — just screened by trees’ leafy crowns for much of the year. Dreys are shaggy masses of ...
The Mountaineer1d
As migratory birds recover from Helene, peregrine falcons are nesting again
In the winter months, protected peregrine falcons start building their nests on Western North Carolina’s high cliffs.
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Earth Matters: From horses to martins: 15 years of the Fort River Refuge
Once upon a time, it was called Bri-Mar Stables and described as “a quaint equestrian facility nestled in the heart of Hadley ...
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The Outside Story: More than a nest: Squirrel dreys
In the starkness of winter, squirrel dreys reveal themselves in the tree canopy. They’ve been there all along — just screened ...
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Arlington Offers Tips to Residents for Guiding Egrets to Parks During Nesting Season
Arlington advises on non-invasive tactics to deter Egrets from nesting in urban areas while complying with federal bird ...
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Where Do Hummingbirds Go in the Winter?
One U.S. hummingbird species truly hunkers down for the winter, and that’s the Anna’s Hummingbird. In the early 1900s, they ...
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Birdwatchers rally behind endemic hummingbird, spurring conservation movement in Mexico
Nestled in the thorny shrubs of the dry forests of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico, a small bird lights a spark for a promising future. After flying under scientists’ radar for many years, the Mexican ...