Tag: ornithology

The Mystery of the Eider

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Science

The Mystery of the Eider

Contemporary research papers are often stripped of emotion, but they needn’t be—as the joy of investigating colorful duck feathers shows.

Szymon Drobniak

The Forest Broadcast

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Nature

The Forest Broadcast

Spring is the best season in which to hear the chorus of birdsong that emerges from nature – in forests, meadows and urban parks.

Adam Zbyryt

Feathered Flirts, Avian Advances

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Nature

Feathered Flirts, Avian Advances

Author and naturalist Jacek Karczewski talks about the sexual habits of birds, their symbolism in Europe, and why we must strive to describe animals in empathetic terms.

Audubon’s Birds

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Art

Audubon’s Birds

Today, the 19th-century American artist and ornithologist John James Audubon is considered one of the founding fathers of American ecology. But what makes his work so special?

Agnieszka Drotkiewicz