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"The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more"
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The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more
Thirty years after a US ornithologist first sighted a jocotoco antpitta, the foundation he set up to restore biodiversity is a model for conservation globally

This morning's visitor
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"Researchers give warblers tiny backpacks to learn more about bird migration"
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Researchers give warblers tiny backpacks to learn more about bird migration
The devices are light enough to be carried by small migratory songbirds, which often weigh less than a spoonful of sugar.

California Towhee. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. August, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #bird #birdphotography

Robin gets in the way of photographing squirrels in the oak grove in front of the A.D. White House
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"'Lost' bird reappears in West Africa's forests after more than a decade"
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'Lost' bird reappears in West Africa's forests after more than a decade
In June, a team of researchers working in Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park spotted a Ghana cuckooshrike, a bird that hadn’t been seen in 13 years.

Hummingbird sipping nectar from a sage flower. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. May, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #hummingbird #bird

Black phoebe, Sayornis nigricans, surveying the cricket field at Woodley Park, Sepulveda Basin
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"‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record"
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‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record
Nearly half of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies say

Hummingbird, flying up to sage flowers. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. May, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #hummingbird #bird

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Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) has realized it's being watched.
Amigo Centre, outside Sturgis, Michigan
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"New bird species identified on remote Indonesian island"
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New bird species identified on remote Indonesian island
A songbird species previously thought to occur across two Indonesian islands has turned out to be two distinct species, according to a recent study. For more than 120 years, many scientists believed that Indonesia’s Babar Islands in eastern Banda Sea, and Tanimbar Islands, roughly 135 kilometers (84 miles) east of the Babar Islands, were both […]

"Australia is working to catch 5,000 of the world's smallest penguins to vaccinate them against bird flu"
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Australia working to catch 5,000 penguins, vaccinate them against bird flu
Capturing wildlife to vaccinate them is difficult, particularly because the bird flu vaccination requires they be caught twice, for two doses.

Peachick, walking through the wet grass. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. July, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #peachick #bird

a better life
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Mourning Dove. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. June, 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300MM F4. #laarboretum #mourningdove #bird

Western Gull. Moonstone Beach, Cambria, California, USA. October, 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #moonstonebeach #seagull #bird

A peachick standing in front of three of its siblings. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. May, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #laarboretum #bird #birdphotography

Lesser Scaup looking over its shoulder. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, California, USA. February, 2026. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4. #bolsachicaecologicalreserve #duck #bird

Single pigeon from large flock at Union Square
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Big Bird wabes "Hi!" at Clubfest
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