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Swifts

Swifts are the high flyers of the bird world, spending most of their time airborne.

Swifts

Swifts are the high flyers of the bird world, spending most of their time airborne.

Towhee showing his rufous, black, brown and white feathers

Evolving Colors

Research on feather coloration tries to understand: Which came first, the colored vision or colored feathers?

Evolving Colors

Research on feather coloration tries to understand: Which came first, the colored vision or colored feathers?

Kingfisher about to dive into the water

Biomimicry

Engineers use biomimicry to improve their designs, borrowing what they learn from birds to solve human problems.

Biomimicry

Engineers use biomimicry to improve their designs, borrowing what they learn from birds to solve human problems.

Nest with newly hatched chick

Nestling Communication

Nestling birds communicate their needs and parents respond in their unique, coevolved language.

Nestling Communication

Nestling birds communicate their needs and parents respond in their unique, coevolved language.

Nazca Booby

Parenting Tradeoffs

Every choice a breeding bird has a price; focus on themselves or on the next generation?

Parenting Tradeoffs

Every choice a breeding bird has a price; focus on themselves or on the next generation?

Bluebird dad feeding a fledgling

Bird Brooding

Bird dads make many contributions to the survival of their offspring, including brooding: keeping hatchlings warm until their own insulating feathers grow in.

Bird Brooding

Bird dads make many contributions to the survival of their offspring, including brooding: keeping hatchlings warm until their own insulating feathers grow in.