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- Southeastern Sunflowers in Bloom along Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Boardwalkby Renée Wilson on October 4, 2025 at 4:44 pm
Many people visit the Sanctuary to see birds and other wildlife. But one of the most amazing sights to behold in early October, however, doesn’t have feathers. Southeastern sunflowers (Helianthus…
- Leading with Solutions that Center Birds and People at Climate Weekby Sarah Rose on October 3, 2025 at 10:30 pm
What’s good for birds is good for people and the planet. That was Audubon’s guiding message during this year’s Climate Week in New York. The annual global platform for climate action sees…
- “Shady” Business for the Birds: Surveying Shelters for Least Ternson October 3, 2025 at 9:18 pm
This article was written by 2025 Coastal Outreach Intern, Ben Ellis. Prior to this summer, I never gave much thought to how birds find shade on scorching beaches. On bare beaches, even a few…
- Do Nations With the Most Birds Attract the Most Bird Tourists?by Jessica Leber on October 3, 2025 at 8:42 pm
Colombia hosts the world’s richest avian biodiversity, but back in the mid-2000s, when conservation ecologist Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela was in college there, few foreign birders visited. If they did…
- Every Year This Wisconsin Museum Hosts the Best Modern Bird Art in the Worldby Kenn Kaufman on October 1, 2025 at 10:46 pm
Where can you see the world’s best bird art? Maybe the Louvre, in Paris? Or the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York? Those venerable institutions host a wealth of avian imagery, it’s true. But…
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- 17 FUN Facts About Hummingbirds! (that will make you hum)by Lindsey Dahle on July 20, 2025 at 1:35 pm
Are you ready to learn some amazing facts about hummingbirds? Seriously, these tiny birds are some of the most interesting creatures in the world. And today, I’m listing some of the neatest things to know about them. Keep reading to learn the most exciting facts about hummingbirds, from their insatiable appetite to their tenacious migration… The post 17 FUN Facts About Hummingbirds! (that will make you hum) appeared first on Bird Watching HQ.
- 28 Common ANTS in North America! (2025)by Lindsey Dahle on June 13, 2024 at 2:22 pm
There are hundreds of ant species that live in North America! Trying to list them all would be impossible. 🙂 Below are the most common and abundant types of ants, which are part of the insect family Formicidae. 28 ANT SPECIES in North America: #1. Eastern Black Carpenter Ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus Adults are dull black… The post 28 Common ANTS in North America! (2025) appeared first on Bird Watching HQ.
- 27 Grasshopper Species in North America! (2025)by Lindsey Dahle on May 10, 2024 at 3:51 pm
An incredible amount of grasshopper species live in North America! Trying to list them all would be impossible. 🙂 So below, you will find the most common and abundant insects found in the order Orthoptera. This includes not only grasshoppers but also crickets and katydids. 27 Grasshoppers in North America: #1. Two-striped Grasshopper Melanoplus bivittatus… The post 27 Grasshopper Species in North America! (2025) appeared first on Bird Watching HQ.
- 40 Types of Rabbit-Resistant Plants You Can Grow (2025)by Scott on April 24, 2024 at 7:32 pm
“Where did all my flowers go?!” I’ve asked myself this question more than once, and usually, the answer can be summed up with one word -> rabbits! These creatures are adorable but voracious, and some of their favorite foods are the flowers we work so hard on in our gardens. If you want to plant… The post 40 Types of Rabbit-Resistant Plants You Can Grow (2025) appeared first on Bird Watching HQ.
- 30 MOST Common Birds Found in Hawaii! (2025)by Scott on April 24, 2024 at 5:48 pm
Do you want to learn about the birds in Hawaii? This can be an immense challenge because of the sheer number of species. Did you know over 200 species have been recorded here? As you can imagine, there was no way to include this many birds in the article below. Instead, I focused on the… The post 30 MOST Common Birds Found in Hawaii! (2025) appeared first on Bird Watching HQ.
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- Birds of Christmasby Dr. Roger Lederer on December 12, 2024 at 5:12 pm
Now that it is almost Christmas, you will hear the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” created in about 16th century England. This song has more birds in it than any other holiday song. You know, “On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree.” The The post Birds of Christmas appeared first on Ornithology.
- Why do Woodpeckers Peck?by Dr. Roger Lederer on October 16, 2024 at 4:41 pm
Woodpeckers are successful creatures and well-known to everyone. Perhaps the most famous woodpecker is Woody, the cartoon woodpecker, but the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, very likely extinct since 1948, is the most well-known real one. There are many kinds of woodpeckers in the world, around 250 species. Propped against the side of a tree trunk, they rapidly The post Why do Woodpeckers Peck? appeared first on Ornithology.
- Flocks Heading South for the Winterby Dr. Roger Lederer on October 14, 2024 at 5:07 pm
This is the time of year you see flocks of birds heading south. If they are geese, they typically fly in a skein or V formation. Ducks fly in looser skeins, and smaller birds like shorebirds and songbirds fly basically in a bunch. Pelicans and cormorants fly in a line. And many blackbirds and starlings The post Flocks Heading South for the Winter appeared first on Ornithology.
- Do Ducks’ Quacks Echo? And Other Bird Myths [Updated]by Dr. Roger Lederer on August 11, 2024 at 11:36 am
I receive all kinds of questions from around the world, and I have been contacted by newspapers, magazines, radio and TV shows, Hollywood producers, authors, artists, scientists, architects, and even a fighter pilot in Iraq, asking about some aspect of birds. Mostly they are straightforward questions about identification, bird houses, feeding, behavior, diseases, etc., but The post Do Ducks’ Quacks Echo? And Other Bird Myths [Updated] appeared first on Ornithology.
- Birds in Modern Lifeby Dr. Roger Lederer on July 19, 2024 at 4:51 pm
Birds have been around for over 200 million years. Of perhaps 125,000 avian species that existed during that time, over 11,000 still populate every habitat on Earth except the center of Antarctica and the depths of the oceans. Hominids have been around for maybe six million years, and modern humans only around 200,000 years. But The post Birds in Modern Life appeared first on Ornithology.
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- What’s the best bird identification app for South Africans?by Adam Cruickshank on October 2, 2025 at 1:11 pm
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- Ten of the Best Songs about Birds (part 2)by Adam Cruickshank on September 4, 2025 at 4:00 am
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- Why “Listers – A Glimpse into Extreme Birding” Is the Must-Watch Birding Movie of 2025by Adam Cruickshank on August 26, 2025 at 4:13 pm
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- Waiting for the Black Kite: A Birdwatcher’s Reflectionby Adam Cruickshank on July 31, 2025 at 5:55 am
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- The Evolution of Birdwatching: How Smartphones Changed Everythingby Adam Cruickshank on July 30, 2025 at 5:59 am
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