birds

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“It’s the same for many of our raptors,” Benitez added, pointing out the birds of prey that were our constant companions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Tens of thousands of these birds, with their 6-foot wingspans, take off and head south for the winter, their plangent trumpeting drowning out all other sounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Older cemeteries, especially in cities, are already known to shelter uncommon plants, insects, birds, and mammals.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

They chitter like birds, or like an ’80s video game laser gun.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

One of the yellow birds bounced onto a stack of notebooks, while the others lifted modern ballpoint pens and quills with their beaks.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova