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Anna's hummingbird is one of 152 North American bird species that will have a different common name in the coming years.
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North American Birds Will No Longer Be Named After People

Renaming birds isn’t new, but this official change could be the start of something larger.
Roxanne Hoorn November 9, 2023
Audubon Museum & Nature Center
Henderson, Kentucky

Audubon Museum & Nature Center

View Kentucky's beauty and history from the perspective of painter John James Audubon, author and illustrator.
There are at least 20 Māori names for the New Zealand fantail, a beloved native bird often seen as a messenger between worlds.
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Does the New Zealand Fantail Connect the Human and Spirit Realms?

The bird is sometimes considered an omen of death, but in Māori tradition, that's just one part of its story.
Roxanne Hoorn October 20, 2023
The Gunnison River is festooned by majestic steep cliffs in glorious winter light.
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18 Places for Epic Outdoor Adventure Across Colorado

Wherever your next Colorado adventure takes you, let Maverik - Adventure’s First Stop fuel the journey.
An extremely rare purple-red diamond came from the Argyle volcano and mine in Western Australia, source of almost all of the world's pink diamonds.
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Wonder Is Everywhere: Lincoln’s Crooked Bowtie, the Mystery of Pink Diamonds, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White September 29, 2023
Conway, South Carolina

Venus Flytraps at Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.
Monteverde, Costa Rica

Reserva Curi Cancha

This wildlife refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, as well as monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife.
A chestnut-sided warbler.
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Find More Birds Wherever You Are With These Birding Basics

Author and birding enthusiast Heather Wolf shares her favorite tips for finding our feathered friends.
Heather Wolf August 24, 2023
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Parque De Las Palomas (Pigeon Park)

A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century
Fifty years ago, only four Mauritius kestrels remained alive, making the bird the world’s rarest raptor. After a labor-intensive recovery, the species’ numbers are falling again.
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The World's Rarest Raptor Hangs On Thanks to an Invasive Species

The Mauritius kestrel benefits from a plant that's harming the island's ecosystem, complicating conservation efforts.
Ryan Truscott July 24, 2023
Blood Falls seeps from the end of the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney.
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Wonder Is Everywhere: The Mystery of Blood Falls, a Carrier Pigeon Comeback, and More from Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White July 7, 2023
Sepp Kipfstuhl of the East Greenland Ice-Core Project examines a sample taken from where fast-moving and slow-moving ice meet in the Greenland Ice Sheet.
science

Wonder Is Everywhere: The New Tornado Alley, the Coolest Library in the World, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White June 23, 2023
This seems like a perfectly reasonable way to decorate a home in a fancy neighborhood. Maybe?
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Wonder Is Everywhere: A Fight Over Optimus Prime, the Richmond Rat Boy, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White June 9, 2023
A California condor, the largest North American bird with a wingspan of up to 10 feet.
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How the California Condor Comeback Was Hatched

Once on the brink of extinction, the massive birds now number in the hundreds.
Danna Staaf June 7, 2023
On the nesting colony platform, a common tern watches over its chicks beside tufts of artificial grass that mimic the birds' traditional nesting habitat.
science

Maryland's Rare Seabirds Get a Life Raft and Babysitters

Scientists don bike helmets and dodge bird poop to care for a colony of endangered common terns.
Ashley Stimpson June 6, 2023
A Steller’s sea eagle near Sapporo, Japan.
science

What a Roving Steller's Sea Eagle May Tell Us About Ourselves

Thousands of miles from its native range, the raptor illustrates how attitudes toward nature vary.
Adriana Craciun May 22, 2023
A swallow in Griebnitzsee
Potsdam, Germany

Griebnitzsee Rauchschwalben (Griebnitzsee Station Swallows)

A local train station entrance hall doubles as a sanctuary for barn swallows.
The Gloucester Cathedral–shaped lamprey pie for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
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5 of Our Favorite Odd Traditions of English Royalty

From a coronation pie made of lampreys to someone to chat with you in the loo.
April White April 26, 2023