Explore Birds

Avis Spiralis

November 12, 2025 — A one-of-a-kind bird blind and observation tower

Carole Turek smiles watching a hummingbird hovering at a flower she's holding.

Meet the Woman on a Mission to Photograph Every Species of Hummingbird in the World

November 12, 2025 — In less than a decade amateur photographer and Hummingbird Spot founder Carole Turek has photographed more than 250 hummingbird species, including one that was long considered extinct.

Profiles

An entirely white Common Loon raises its wings, floating on a lake.

‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Photos Capture a Rare White Loon’s First Summer

November 07, 2025 — Montana photographer Tony Gangemi documented a season in the life of a leucistic Common Loon, from its first days as a “little cotton ball” up until its first flight.

Photography & Videography

Eastern Kingbird by Misha Shipman

November 06, 2025 — Location: Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Community Garden, 606 Glenmore Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207

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Dark-eyed Junco and Blue-winged Warbler by Cern

November 06, 2025 — Location: Paradise Community Garden, 107-29 Inwood St, Jamaica, NY 11435

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Eastern Towhee by Majo San

November 06, 2025 — Location: Discovery Community Garden 2, 108-56 Union Hall St, Queens, NY 11433

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American Woodcock by Majo San

November 06, 2025 — Location: Discovery Community Garden 1, 108-56 Union Hall St, Queens, NY 11433

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A journal open to a painting of a landscape and a watercolor palette sitting on a lichen-covered rock.

How a ‘Mindful Birding’ Camp Helped Me Reconnect With Nature

November 03, 2025 — With watercolors and borrowed binoculars, a non-birding mother-and-daughter duo slow down and follow their curiosity on ̽��ѡ’s Hog Island.

Birding