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Jen Sorensen gets more out of four panels than anyone else in the business, and this gut-clencher is as accurate a portrait of the moment as you’re likely to see. Life does go on. Life has to go on.
Logan Antique Mall stands as a monument to memory, a cathedral of collectibles where every aisle offers the possibility of finding that perfect something that makes Mom. The unassuming cream-colored ...
Bird nests use long, stiff rods that interlock through friction and shape. Vibration strengthens the structure.
Discover how long baby birds stay in the nest, how long it takes bird eggs to hatch, how baby birds learn to fly and more ...
As the frost line retreats northward in early spring, its withdrawal is often closely followed — and occasionally preceded — ...
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It started out innocently enough. Earlier this month, Wilfrid Laurier University student Jory Harris and her roommates noticed Canada geese sitting on their front lawn. Despite one roommate’s ...
From woven pendulums to glued saliva structures, these 15 birds have perfected the art of nest-building in ways that continue to amaze ornithologists and bird enthusiasts alike. Sociable Weaver ...
It shows a bird, which appears to be a species of titmouse, venturing surprisingly close to a cat taking a nap on a branch. In order to finish its nest, the bird plucks a few of the cat's hairs, which ...
Something I enjoy keeping an eye out for every spring is the building and occupation of birds’ nests. Every year, the same cycle repeats – birds build their nests with sticks, grass ...
Robyn Bailey of Nestwatch at Cornell University wrote that “finding a bird’s nest offers a rare chance to discreetly witness the intricacies of breeding bird biology.” She goes on to say that if we ...