Beneath the Feathers
September 8, 2023
Barney A. Schlinger— Setting humans aside for a moment, how many mammals did you see today? Any? If you have a dog and cat, you saw two species. A squirrel… READ MORE
Tag: birds
Bird Migration and the Pandemic
June 16, 2020
Mike Unwin— It’s late May 2020, and I’m sitting in my small back garden on the south coast of England. As I write, Common Swifts are screaming overhead in breakneck… READ MORE
Birding from Home
June 9, 2020
John M. Marzluff— I’ve been birding daily since entering quarantine at my home in western Washington. My bird feeder is full-frame from my office window, my wooded backyard offers a… READ MORE
Six Tips for the Bird Photography Enthusiast
November 22, 2018
David Tipling— Ever since I took my first bird photo as a young teenager, I have never stopped learning and developing my technique. Perhaps that is one of the lures… READ MORE
Saving Puffins: A Conversation with Stephen Kress
June 10, 2015
Stephen W. Kress is the National Audubon Society’s Vice President for Bird Conservation and director of the Audubon Seabird Restoration Program and Hog Island Audubon Camp. He is the author of… READ MORE
Six Surprising Owl Facts
June 4, 2015
Tony Angell— To most of us owls are mysterious and elusive creatures of the night. That they can freely operate in darkness that leaves us gripping a flashlight to make… READ MORE
How to Love the Uncuddly and Endangered Double-Crested Cormorant
May 21, 2014
Jennifer Doerr— As long as I can remember, I’ve loved birds. As a child, I would spend long stretches of time planted, crossed-legged on the floor, in front of our… READ MORE
Yale Press books about unlikely neighbors and allies
December 17, 2007
In light of continued media coverage about the U.S.’s relationship with Iran, Trita Parsi’s attention-grabbing Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States was reviewed by… READ MORE
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