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City life may help Darwin's finches survive bloodsucking flies

In the Galapagos Islands, finches that live near cities have higher survival rates against parasitic flies than those who live in the country

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A bald eagle is tested for avian flu

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Bird flu cases are expected to surge as birds migrate in coming weeks

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Roosting starlings as viewed by a thermal camera

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Stunning Wild Isles footage reveals behaviour of UK's rarest birds

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Australia’s rarest bird of prey is disappearing faster than we thought

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Australia’s rarest bird of prey is disappearing faster than we thought

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An Antarctic petrel

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Freak storms stopped tens of thousands of birds breeding in Antarctica

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Flight Paths review: Why understanding migration may save bird species

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Flight Paths review: Why understanding migration may save bird species

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Rare bird not seen for 24 years found alive in Madagascan forests

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Pink-footed geese are migrating to new breeding grounds

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Geese are breeding at a former nuclear weapons test site in the Arctic

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Wind turbine with black and white stripes

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Stripy wind turbines could prevent fatal seabird collisions

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A peregrine falcon in flight with St Paul's Cathedral in the background

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Lockdown forced London's peregrine falcons to eat more parakeets

Pigeons are usually the preferred prey of peregrine falcons in London, but during the covid-19 lockdown in 2020, the falcons caught more starlings and parakeets instead

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Stuffed dead birds made into drones could spy on animals or humans

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Life

Avalanches create habitats for a wider range of birds in the Alps

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Cockatoos understand when a job requires a toolkit

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Monk parakeets have unique ‘voices’ that may identify friends and foes

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