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Living Bird Magazine Living Bird Summer 2023—Table Of Contents News, News & Features
Living Bird Magazine What Is the Essence of Iridescence? Ask a Hummingbird Anatomy, Biology, Feathers, News & Features, Science & Conservation
Living Bird Magazine After the Fire: How A Sustainable Ranch Survived a Natural Wildfire News & Features, Science & Conservation
How to Photograph Fidgety Warblers News & Features, Photography, Photography
Living Bird Magazine The “Purple Passion” of North America’s Purple Martin Landlords News & Features, Science & Conservation
Living Bird Magazine Gut Check: Evolution Shapes the Microbiomes of Warblers News & Features, Science & Conservation
Living Bird Magazine View from Sapsucker Woods: What Does the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Mean for Bird Conservation? News, News & Features
Living Bird Magazine In A Climate-Change Shift, Dairy Farmers In Washington State Welcome Eagles News, News & Features

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Living Bird Summer 2023—Table Of Contents

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What Is the Essence of Iridescence? Ask a Hummingbird
Microscopic secrets hidden away in hummingbird feathers manipulate light to give these tiny birds—the most colorful birds on Earth—the power to dazzle on command.
By Marc Devokaitis
After the Fire: How A Sustainable Ranch Survived a Natural Wildfire
In April 2022, a wildfire scorched the 15,000-acre May Ranch in southeastern Colorado—testing the sustainability of a ranching model that blends conservation, climate-change mitigation, and making a living off the land by raising cattle.
By Michael Booth
How to Photograph Fidgety Warblers
Bright and cheery warblers are great photo subjects, if only they would sit still for a second. The trick is to put yourself in the right place, at the right time, with the right camera settings.
Story and photos by Melissa Groo
The “Purple Passion” of North America’s Purple Martin Landlords
The sight of a hundred thousand Purple Martins swirling across a South Carolina sky points up the enduring appeal of these gorgeous dive-bombing swallows.
By Mark Hendricks
Gut Check: Evolution Shapes the Microbiomes of Warblers
Probiotic products like yogurt and kombucha aim to improve our well-being by cultivating the right microbes. But new research on warblers suggests that, at least in birds, “gut flora” may owe more to evolution than to ingestion.
By Rebecca Heisman

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