REPORTER AT LARGE describing the Basque method of hunting the wild pigeon. The birds nest in northern Europe and fly south in the fall. They fly fairly low, following the deep valleys that serrate ...
Have you ever admired birds for their ability to soar through the sky? While humans have drawn life lessons from majestic flyers like eagles, there are also fascinating flightless bird species on ...
Among these aerial champions, the common swift (Apus apus) stands out as the undisputed king of endurance flight. This small but mighty bird, weighing a mere 40 grams on average, has been documented ...
Bird migration is one of the wonders of the natural world. Find out what makes birds fly thousands of miles and how they... The Sounds of Uplands is your guide to the songs, shrieks, squawks and ...
In other words: Do the male birds that perform the most acrobatic dives to impress females also possess the ability to fly the fastest? For this photograph a fog of water vapor was added to make ...
Here at Audubon, we love encouraging people to learn more about the birds around us because there is no guarantee that they will be around forever. For a half century, bird populations have been ...