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Five Ways to Connect With Nature and Boost Your Mood No Matter Your Schedule
September 22, 2024 — Life can get busy. These time-sensitive tips will help you deepen your birding practice.
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Need Some Anxiety Relief? Let Birding Be Your Balm
September 22, 2024 — When the stress of everyday life starts to feel overwhelming, a dose of birds can help.
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Capturing the Elusive White-bearded Antshrike鈥攊n Thread
September 20, 2024 — Artist and birdsong researcher Ana Luiza Catalano鈥檚 embroidered portrait brings a shy species鈥攁nd its song鈥攊nto feathery focus.
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A single Limpkin flies high above a large marshy area.
Limpkins Are Everywhere All of the Sudden. What Is Going On?
September 20, 2024 — Long restricted to Florida, the large wading birds have begun popping up across much of the United States and as far north as Canada in a rapid range expansion that has shocked experts.
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Local Advocates Rally to Bring Back Declining Tree Canopy in North Carolina
September 20, 2024 — The Raleigh City Council approved the creation of a plan to protect trees in the City of Oaks, thanks to local advocates.
探花精选 Protects Florida State Parks from Development Proposals
September 20, 2024 — 探花精选 congratulates the passionate conservationists and park lovers across the state who spoke out for these special places over the last week. You wrote letters, shared updates, and called your elected officials鈥攁nd it worked!
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Donna Posont Helps Blind People Become Birders鈥攁nd Whatever Else They Want To Be
September 20, 2024 — The Michigan educator鈥檚 long-running program, Birding by Ear and Beyond, fits within a growing movement to make the outdoors more accessible.
In the foreground a Brown Pelican dives straight down into water while behind it a whale is emerging from the water. Other out-of-focus birds are circling in the cloudy sky.
11 More Amazing Images of Birds and Landscapes From the 2024 探花精选 Photo Awards
September 19, 2024 — Our newest contest category delivered a bounty of beautiful鈥攁nd birdy鈥攕cenes for the judges to choose from. Here are some of our favorites.
探花精选 Photography Awards
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Something Funny Happens When Rosemary Mosco Mixes Art and Science
September 19, 2024 — The beloved cartoonist and writer teases humor (and wonder! and poignancy!) out of the avian world (and beyond!).
Evening light passes through fall foliage as Linda Rohleder collects seeds from an aster bush.
This Hudson Valley Group Puts a Homegrown Spin on Restoring Native Forests
September 19, 2024 — To help address a shortage of seed for healing degraded habitat, Wild Woods Restoration Project enlists volunteers to raise wild plants at home.