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Saguaro National Park in full bloom.
birds

The Unique (and Surprisingly Wet) Biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert

In Arizona, the country’s most diverse desert teems with kaleidoscopic spring flowers, charming desert tortoises, and the famous saguaro cactus.
It's one thing to see a bird of prey soaring on a thermal. It's another thing entirely to get this close to one.
amusement parks

Our Favorite Photos of 2022 Are a Feast for the Eyes and the Imagination

Wondrous portraits of feathered friends, lowriders, a handmade amusement park, and more.
Winnie Lee December 29, 2022
A veterinary technician examines a falcon.
Doha, Qatar

Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital

A state-of-the-art medical facility dedicated to treating beloved birds of prey.
poison

Podcast: Laguna Del Diamante

What a toxic Andean lake has to say about the dawn of life.
The Podcast Team November 7, 2022
Pigeon Tower
Ad Dilam, Saudi Arabia

Pigeon Tower

A historic structure that once housed pigeons used by farmers to help fertilize farmland.
San Remo Pelican Sculpture
San Remo, Australia

San Remo Pelicans

Locals have a long-running relationship with the big-beaked birds of this Australian fishing town.
Columcille Megalith Park in Bangor, Pennsylvania
volcanoes

Podcast: Summer Adventures ‘22

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 20, 2022
cemeteries

Podcast: Parrots of Green-Wood Cemetery

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 5, 2022
Male white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys) sing to defend breeding territory. Scientists are not yet sure how pandemic-induced changes to their songs will affect the birds.
science

Why Birds Changed Their Tune During the Pandemic

We don't know if they'll ever sing their old songs again.
Shoshi Parks September 2, 2022
Itinerary

Discover the Endless Beauty of the Pine Tree State

For vast vistas and surprising sights, check out these Maine marvels.
A levee divides wetlands and a salt pond, colored vibrant red by halobacteria, in San Francisco's South Bay.
birds

Vivid Images Capture A Stunning Shift in San Francisco's Salty South Bay

An ambitious wetlands restoration project attempts to balance a return to the area's ecological past and the realities of a changing future.
Skylar Knight August 29, 2022
architecture

Podcast: Pigeon Towers of Iran

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 25, 2022
architecture

Podcast: Ottoman Bird Palaces

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 3, 2022
Mesquite Canopy
Tucson, Arizona

Agua Caliente Park

Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.
This eye-catching Finsch's Imperial pigeon has a wingspan of about two feet—the biggest birds ever to fly were more than 12 times its size.
animals

What's the Biggest Bird in the World?

From a flightless giant heavier than a polar bear to a super-glider with a 24-foot wingspan, avians ancient and modern compete for the crown.
Jackie Mead July 19, 2022
The no-man's-land between North and South Korea.
animals

Podcast: Cranes of the DMZ

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 18, 2022
nature

At Sea Rim State Park, These Once-Endangered Birds Are the Star

The bright-pink roseate spoonbills are some of the most exciting—and easy to spot—birds in this gorgeous Gulf Coast park.
Wendell Gilley Museum
Southwest Harbor, Maine

Wendell Gilley Museum

One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.