Gannets are evolution’s finest work as a bird sublimely adapted to hunting fish in the most demanding of marine environments ...

32 x 42 in. (81.3 x 106.7 cm.) ...

These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of the Newburyport Birders. Report your sightings to Newburyport Birders at newburyportbirders@comcast.net or 978-204-2976.

Sometimes, the songbirds we see year-round are upstaged when temporal warblers and other tiny birds pass through during spring migration. But our year-round avian residents can be just as flashy and ...

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Nov. 20, 2024 — Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of paleontologists prefer drumsticks. That part of the leg, they say ...

Like ourselves, birds need to sleep to rest, recover from their activities, and remove waste built up in the brain. The way they sleep is actually pretty similar to ourselves, although these ...

At these levels, the aurora may be seen directly overhead from the northern states of the U.S.” That's saying nothing of much more common Kp 6 and Kp 7 storms, which NOAA says: “the aurora ...

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Want to see the northern lights in 2025? You're in luck–it's going to be a very good year. Pictured here: the wild Skagsanden beach in the Lofoten Islands of Norway. The northern lights ...