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Off the eastern coast of Bermuda in Castle Harbour sits a jagged, lush island by the name of Nonsuch. Spanning just over 16 acres, Nonsuch is one of Bermuda’s most isolated islands, and it houses several endangered and Lazarus species (those that were once thought to be extinct). Among the dense forests filled with lizards, insects, and birds, ornithologist Jeremy Madeiros spends most of his days living in a repurposed quarantine hospital, making him the island’s sole human inhabitant. Adve...

Why are some bird eggs blue and some speckled? Location, location, location Blue or speckled, tiny or large, bird eggs fit natures design.  By Jim Williams Special to the Star Tribune April 27, 2021 — 8:45am Text size ...

Cooper’s Hawk: This hawk is a gunmetal color with a flat top to its head, and it’s light-colored underneath. Like the Red-tailed Hawk, it has moved into the city, and it has become the nemesis of the little birds in your yard because it will eat them. “When you see birds in your yard, if they’re eating something, they’ll take a couple bites and they look all around, because they’re watching for Cooper’s Hawks,” Bonnell said. “He’ll come and snap them up in his talons, pick t...

Scientific American Machine-learning algorithms can quickly process thousands of hours of natural soundscapes Advertisement We can learn a lot from nature if we listen to it more—and scientists around the world are trying to do just that. From mountain peaks to ocean depths, biologists are increasingly planting audio recorders to unobtrusively eavesdrop on the groans, shrieks, whistles and songs of whales, elephants, bats and especially birds. This summer, for example, more than 2,000 electro...

230,000 Acres of Tropical Rainforest Protected as Biodiversity Hotspot For Jaguars in Belize Belize jaguar, USFWS Decades ago, a radical idea was born to protect the Maya Forest in Belize. What if NGOs, the government, community leaders, and businesses could form a coalition to conserve one of the world’s last remaining pristine rainforests? Now that dream is a reality, with more than a dozen organizations coming together to protect 236,000 acres of land that represents an irreplaceable linch...

Origin A video that was shared to Reddit in mid-April 2021 showed two hummingbirds clinging to one another as they gradually fell toward the ground. “Rescuer or attacker?” read a caption laid over the video. “Hummingbird picks up and carries another bird!” Comments on the video posited various theories, from hypothesizing that the behavior was sexual or perhaps one bird helping a young fledgling that had fallen from the nest. But as it turns out, the behavior was more likely a battle of...

Updated field guides lure readers outdoors By JULIA RUBIN - Associated Press People wearing face masks as a precaution against COVID-19 walk beneath blossoming cherry trees April 14 along Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia. The new season of spring shows has begun, and viewership is way up by all accounts. We’re not talking about screens, which we’ve all been glued to during the pandemic. Less noticed is another trend: people tuning in to nature for quieter, real-life, high-stakes drama. F...

It’s been a tough week in the world. Derek Chauvin’s trial, where he was sentenced to prison for second-degree murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, might be considered as a positive. But Floyd is still dead. That justice was served in this situation is a meager gruel for him and his family… More Headlines

Courtesy of PixCams Screech owls in Murrysville grooming each other in a nest box, captured on a live webam in 2021. Courtesy of PixCams   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Two screech owls in Murrysville were caught on video nuzzling or rather grooming each other, a clutch of bluebird eggs have hatched and tired migrating birds are stopping at a drip bird bath in Key Largo, Fla. All are sights anyone can acc...

Credit Ralph Gardner Jr. Perhaps you’re familiar with eBird. It’s an online database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology where you can record the birds you’ve observed and check out what your neighbors have been seeing. I know bird watching isn’t for everyone. Society has become increasingly riven and not just between Democrats and Republicans. But also between those who are passionate about birds and those who aren’t. While I fall firmly into the former category I can see the argum...