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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 ...

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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 ...

Rare Birds of North America, written by renowned birders Steve N. G. Howell, Ian Lewington, and Will Russell, is a technical tour de force. Its technical expertise is exact and passionate. Reading ...

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MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lisa Misosky and Catherine Frye, owners of Maryville's Southland Books & Cafe, know how to run a business. They bought the bookstore from its original owner in 1999 and opened ...

The bird above with piercing yellow eyes is a Blakiston’s fish owl. It’s the largest owl species in the world, crashing through branches as it flies, nesting in massive and ancient trees. It is also ...

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