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Winners of the Bird Photographer of the Year 2026
More than 24,000 images were entered in this year’s competition.
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Birdio – Bird Radio: A New Way to Explore Birds Through Sound
Pick a playlist. Press play. Hear the wild.
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A Kestrel Hovering in Mid-Air
This amazing video shows a kestrel hovering in mid-air while keeping its head perfectly still. Because of this remarkable ability, the kestrel is sometimes known in English as a windhover. The bird turns directly into the wind, rapidly beats its wings, and spreads its tail into a broad fan. Meanwhile, its head remains almost completely…
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Birds Of Europe Chrome Extension
Bird images, sounds and interesting facts on new tab! Turn every new tab into a moment of discovery.
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Male chickadees with better spatial memory father more offspring outside their social pair
A new study of wild mountain chickadees suggests that cognitive ability may influence not only survival, but also reproductive success. Mountain chickadees are small, socially monogamous birds that live year-round in the mountains of western North America. During autumn and winter, they hide thousands of food items across their territories and later rely on spatial…
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Octopuses use mirrors to find food they cannot see
Even so, the study adds another remarkable ability to the growing list of traits that make octopuses some of the most fascinating and intelligent animals in the ocean.
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The sound of rain accelerates rice growth
Overall, the work provides one of the first quantitative demonstrations that natural sounds, such as rain, can serve as a meaningful factor influencing the early stages of plant development, complementing traditionally studied variables such as moisture, temperature, and light.
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How to Practice Mindfulness While Drinking Tea
Sometimes, all it takes is a cup of tea—and the willingness to truly notice the moment.
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Plants may be getting nutrients from dust in the air, not just from soil
In simple terms, plants may not be feeding only through their roots.
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How Australian Magpies Learn Vocal “Language”: Evidence of Socially Learned Call Sequences
More broadly, the findings matter because they help scientists better understand the evolutionary roots of language.
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