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16 Rare And Beautiful Birds You Can Attract To Your Yard (And How To Do It)

It's always fun to watch birds perched on your backyard trees or feeding stations. And if they happen to be a rare sight in your area? You could easily spend a few hours looking up their ID, logging ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Meet the Rare, ‘Beautiful’ Birds That Thrive in Snow and Are at Risk Because of Climate Change

The Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan is one of the few animals that spends its entire life at high elevations. USFWS / A. LaValle The Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan is specialized to dwell ...
Discover Wildlife

Purple is nature's rarest colour but purple animals do exist: Meet 9 beautiful, incredible purple animals that look like they've been painted

The violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) is a rare and exotic-looking bee that can grow up to 3cm. It has a striking ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Fall brings rare, beautiful birds to Sonoma County

Fall is always an exciting season for birdwatching. Many migrant bird species, like flycatchers, warblers, shorebirds and raptors start showing up in our region in large numbers. Sometimes certain ...
The Scotsman

Scottish wildlife: 'Rare' glossy ibis bird spotted on Scottish nature reserve first time in its history

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