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This Tiny Swift Bird Can Fly for 10 Months Without Landing
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoThanks to new technology, researchers have discovered that the common swift flies 10 months a year...
Campaign week aims to tackle falling swift numbers
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoSwifts can reach speeds of up to 69mph (111km/h) [JP Cornuet] A campaign week is taking place in a bid to help halt the decline of swifts. The migratory...
Scientists solve giant hummingbird mystery — with the help of tiny backpacks
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoResearchers strapped tiny backpacks to hummingbirds to study migration and discovered the world’s...
Swifts delayed by cold and wet springs face mounting problems as the climate changes
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoThe weather is warmer and the nights are lighter. What are those black, curved silhouettes looping...
Migratory birds are on the move and nature-friendly farms can help them on their way
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoTundra swans migrating from southern China to the high Arctic. Yifei Jia, Author provided Every...
PG&E contractor smashed Morro Bay owl eggs while trimming trees. What happened?
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoTheresa Pena came home to a devastating sight in February: two eggs smashed beneath a palm tree...
Tiny, endangered fish hinders California's Colorado River conservation plan
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoNow, those plans won't start until at least June so water and wildlife officials can devise a way to...
When are hummingbirds returning to Washington? Here’s the perfect recipe to attract them
Bellingham Herald mcclatchy via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoBird song is once again starting to fill the Washington air as temperatures creep up and migratory...
Photos reveal the dramatic transformation of San Francisco’s salt ponds
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPhotographer Barbara Boissevain is documenting the area’s restoration from a center for commercial...
Billions of birds collide with glass buildings — but architecture has solutions
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEditor’s Note: The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writers. CNN is...