Author: A. Rentner

Silent bands tell all

It’s said that in 1595 a peregrine falcon owned by Henry IV pulled a u-turn while chasing a bustard over a field in the French countryside, flew all night and the next day before finally landing in a tree in Malta, 1350 miles...

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Galaxy not far away for R2D2 owl

It looks like R2D2 from a George Lucas episode of Star Wars, except it has yellow eyes and feathers and can fly. But one doesn’t have to go to Tatooine or the forest moon of Endor to see the little guy. Just visit any local...

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Cold days hot for diversity

Anyone who writes a list of bird sightings at local wildlife refuges in the winter months would be well advised to bring more than a single sheet of paper on which to write and a spare pencil or two, as well. A study, published...

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Birdz with a hood

The fastest animal on earth, one that can achieve speeds of more than 200 miles per hour, lives just up the road this time of year. While found in coastal and northwestern California all year, peregrine falcons (Falco...

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