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The Standard-Winged Nightjar is one of the coolest and strangest looking birds I've seen. When I first watched this video, I ...

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Ornithologist Bruce Beehler tracks down what he calls the “Magnificent Seven,” a charismatic group of migratory birds, in his ...

You might have noticed the metal rods that airplanes have on their wings, but do the pieces have a name? What are they for ...