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Hummingbird Festival Coming in 2026
December 12, 2025 — Celebrate the annual festival at PRAC
A Common Grackle vocalizes with its beak wide open and wings outstretched, perching on a cattail.
10 Fun Facts About the Common Grackle
December 10, 2025 — Scrappy, adaptable, and cosmopolitan, this blackbird is a survivor worth celebrating.
A person's hands sort through small bones and bits of fur with a toothpick on a white surface.
From Regurgitation to Education: How One Man Built a Thriving Business Collecting Wild Owl Pellets
December 02, 2025 — Dissecting the expelled balls of bones and other indigestible bits is a popular STEM activity for kids. But where do all those pellets come from, and who is behind this peculiar industry?
A mural of three Lesser Yellowlegs painted on a white brick building.
Lesser Yellowlegs by Justin Suarez
November 18, 2025 — Location: Frosted Farmhouse, 112 Hawick St, Rockton, IL 61072
Avis Spiralis
November 12, 2025 — A one-of-a-kind bird blind and observation tower
Carole Turek smiles watching a hummingbird hovering at a flower she's holding.
Meet the Woman on a Mission to Photograph Every Species of Hummingbird in the World
November 12, 2025 — In less than a decade amateur photographer and Hummingbird Spot founder Carole Turek has photographed more than 250 hummingbird species, including one that was long considered extinct.
An entirely white Common Loon raises its wings, floating on a lake.
‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Photos Capture a Rare White Loon’s First Summer
November 07, 2025 — Montana photographer Tony Gangemi documented a season in the life of a leucistic Common Loon, from its first days as a “little cotton ball” up until its first flight.
Eastern Kingbird by Misha Shipman
November 06, 2025 — Location: Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Community Garden, 606 Glenmore Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207
Dark-eyed Junco and Blue-winged Warbler by Cern
November 06, 2025 — Location: Paradise Community Garden, 107-29 Inwood St, Jamaica, NY 11435