Bird Feeders: Good for Backyard Birds — But Not All Wildlife Should Be Fed

Bird feeders can be a genuine help for songbirds, especially during cold snaps and snow cover when their natural food gets ...
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At 3,000 Meters, The World's Highest Known Case Of Bird Predation Has Been Recorded

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

A Biologist Explains How Prehistoric ‘Terror Birds’ Earned Their Name

Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

Winged predator hits all-time high in San Francisco

The numbers doubled in the span of a year.
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12 apex predators that birds instantly flee from

When it comes to the sky, birds usually rule the air, but not always. There are powerful hunters out there that send even the boldest flocks into a panic. These aren’t just predators; they’re apex ...
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Parent birds assess nest predation risk

Skutch hypothesized that nest predators visually assess parental activities to locate a prey nest, whereas parents modify fitness-related traits to reduce the probability of nest predation. We ...