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Now that spring has sprung and the best season for bird-watching is upon us, here are two handy books that crossed my desk in recent months. Both are amply illustrated and excellent for beginning and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – John B. Dunning Jr. has turned his teenage hobby into an adult profession, consulting on birding issues across the nation and now contributing to a best-selling book. The Purdue ...

A lovely fresco painted about 3,500 years ago on the island of Santorini, Greece, shows a pair of swallows dancing in the air, their beaks about to touch as they whirl around. It is spring, and the ...

Have you entered your own personal bird era yet? How do you know? Oh, you'll know. One day, you'll just start paying more attention to birds. You'll wonder what type of bird is perched on a particular ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. You may recall that I was a judge for the 2016 Royal Society ...