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The Power of Pictures to Promote Conservation
July 05, 2018 — Photography can communicate the beauty and fragility of nature. It can also help build a movement to save it.
Letter From the Editor
Stand Up for Your Public Lands
July 05, 2018 — This summer, get outside and get organized to protect America’s national parks and monuments.
Audubon View
The 2018 Audubon Photography Awards: Top 100
July 05, 2018 — Feast your eyes on these always exquisite, sometimes hilarious, images, and find out the backstory behind each spectacular shot.
Audubon Photography Awards
Is That Golden Eagle Actually a Bald Eagle?
July 03, 2018 — In its youth, our national symbol sports brown feathers on its head—making it easily confused with its rarer, golden cousin.
ID Tips
After 100 Years, Widespread Support Affirms the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
July 03, 2018 — The current administration is interpreting the bird-protection law in a wildly unpopular way. Here's what Audubon is doing about it.
Advocacy
See and Hear the Ruffed Grouse's Haunting Air Drumming
July 02, 2018 — How the birds produce their unusual thrumming was a long-time mystery, solved only with the advent of wildlife cinematography.
Podcast
The 2018 Audubon Photography Awards Winners
July 02, 2018 — Another year, another incredible—and incredibly hard—selection of images to choose from.
Audubon Photography Awards
For the LGBTQ Community, Birding Can Be a Relief—and a Source of Anxiety
June 29, 2018 — LGBTQ birders are working together to make the hobby more inclusive and welcoming, while dealing with lingering challenges of acceptance.
A Birder's Dilemma: Should You Name Your Baby After a Bird?
June 29, 2018 — As parents-to-be, The Birdist and his wife considered birdy names for their son. Here's what they decided.
Wild Indigo, Which Connects Kids With Nature, Launches in Detroit
June 28, 2018 — Branching out from Chicago's South Side, Audubon Great Lakes' outdoor-education program lands in Motor City.