All eyes and cameras were riveted on the sword-billed hummingbird as Kathy and I led people on a bird tour in Ecuador. The one-of-a-kind hummingbird swooped among flowers and feeders like a ...
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How do hummingbirds use their tongues and beaks?
Scientists tried for years to understand how a hummingbird tongue and beak works. Discover the fascinating ways these tiny ...
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6 bird beak types and how birds use them to eat
Bird beaks have a variety of shapes and purposes. Here are common bird beak types you should look for and how they help birds ...
ANCHORAGE — Biologist Colleen Handel saw her first black-capped chickadee with the heartrending disorder in 1998. The tiny birds showed up at birdfeeders in Alaska’s largest city with freakishly long ...
With their elongated bills and specially adapted tongues, hummingbirds are built to extract nectar from flowers. As new research shows, however, some hummingbirds from South America have evolved beaks ...
DEAR JOAN: A hummingbird with quite an interesting beak has been visiting our feeder for several months now. Its beak is obviously damaged, essentially bifurcating; the top diverging from the bottom.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. I ran across a sweet little paper in Science recently that ...
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