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Berkshire Bird Observatory Director Ben Nickley shows a group of visitors the first northern saw-whet owl of the night, which was captured in one of the group’s large "mist nets ...

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally proven that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, hunts and eats small songbirds mid-air—more than a kilometer above ground. Using tiny ...

You never forget your first white-winged scoter, a big black sea duck with a white curve above each eye resembling the Nike ...