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Backyard Birding Episode 3: Seasonality
From molting to mating, there’s always something new happening throughout the year.
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Backyard Birding Episode 4: Birds of All Feathers
Break down how birds are broken down with NHM Ornithologists Allison Shultz and Kimball Garrett and uncover some surprising facts about feathered phylogeny.
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Backyard Birding Episode 1: Bird Diversity in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles is the birdiest county in the USA
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Backyard Birding With NHM: Meet the House Finch
What’s red and gray and all over L.A.? It’s the house finch.
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Research and Collections
Year of the Tiger
Celebrate the 2022 Lunar New Year with highlights from the collection
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Talking Tar Pits Turkeys
Dig into some ancient turkey with our Tar Pits team member, Preparator Laura Tewksbury.
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Research and Collections
Toothy Grins from the Past
The first 3D reconstructions of extinct Cretaceous birds reveal a reptilian tooth replacement pattern
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Turkey Vulture in Palm Tree
Research and Collections
Something Winged This Way Comes
Our spookiest month brings one of our most maligned birds
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Research and Collections
Armenia's White Storks
Nest Neighbors Bring Good Fortune Across the Globe
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Research and Collections
Fake It 'Til You Make It
How tropical tanagers cheat their way to flashier feathers and hopefully more mates
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