Shweta Karikehalli is a former editorial fellow at Audubon.

Articles by Shweta Karikehalli

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Why Birders Are Putting Stickers on Monarch Butterflies

By Shweta Karikehalli
March 21, 2019 — A community-science project helps conservationists understand—and protect—the imperiled migratory species.
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Watch a Black Heron Fool Fish by Turning Into an Umbrella

By Shweta Karikehalli
January 17, 2019 — The behavior, called canopy feeding, is an especially effective way to hunt.
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What's Up With the Weird Mouths of These Finch Chicks?

By Shweta Karikehalli
January 08, 2019 — Coming in many shapes, colors, and sizes, strange mouth markings might aid in chick survival.
Behind the Shot

Camera Trap Captures Strange, Long-legged, Pointy-beaked Panther

By Shweta Karikehalli
November 27, 2018 — Photographer Carlton Ward got a lot less cat and a lot more Great Blue Heron than he expected during a recent project in Florida.
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Baseball for the Birds: A New North Carolina Team Rallies Around an Endangered Species

By Shweta Karikehalli
November 16, 2018 — Inspired by the Red-cockaded Woodpecker's resilience, the Houston Astros affiliate has chosen the bird to be its official mascot.
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How Birds Take Flight With Such Ease

By Shweta Karikehalli
November 15, 2018 — New research breaks down the fundamentals required to smoothly go from perched to airborne.
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Birds Inherited Colorful Eggs From Dinosaurs

By Shweta Karikehalli
November 05, 2018 — New research has found yet another link between modern avians and their ancestors.
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Mountain Birds Need to Move Even Higher to Survive

By Shweta Karikehalli
October 29, 2018 — In Honduras, species are migrating upslope to escape deforestation and climate change, illustrating a global trend. But space isn't infinite.
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An Experiment to Teach Sparrows New Songs Proved a Wild Success

By Shweta Karikehalli
October 11, 2018 — Songbirds are among a select few animals that can pick up new languages by ear. But recent research shows that timing is crucial.
Audubon Mural Project

The Audubon Mural Project Paints a Milestone 100 Species

By Shweta Karikehalli
September 26, 2018 — Marrying public art and climate change, six new species become ambassadors for conservation on the streets of northern Manhattan.