The Sanctuary in the Sidewalk: Trees Rescue Birds in Mexico’s Cities
Even in the heart of a city, a tree can be a sanctuary for birds. A new study from Mexico reveals that urban trees do far more than provide shade – they offer critical nesting and foraging habitats for native species under pressure from habitat loss elsewhere.
The Ornithologist
Engineering Elegance: The Paradise Riflebird As Nature’s Most Theatrical Engineer
With a wave of his wings and the snap of a feather, the Paradise Riflebird transforms the rainforest floor into a stage. Recent research reveals that this avian dancer doesn’t just display beauty – it performs biomechanics at its evolutionary peak.
The Ornithologist
Wings of the Amazon: The Macaw Society’s Living Chronicle
In the treetops of Peru’s Amazon, The Macaw Society is documenting the fragile lives of Red-and-green and Scarlet Macaws—revealing how long-term research, community partnerships, and quiet persistence protect the rainforest’s most vivid sentinels.
The Ornithologist
