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“A celebration of bird in flight” This photograph of a bald eagle and heron flying in perfect formation shows us why we should all want to be birds… The eagle is chasing the heron away from a nest with eggs, but still manages to do this with grace and power. If the policies we use…

Birds swim better than fish, run faster than humans, and can see hundreds of times better than a hunting dog. Oh yes, they can also FLY! Birds have had millions of years to evolve the color and diversity we see in the thousands of species that have inhabited the farthest, most inaccessible corners of the earth. This…

Frogmouths, toucan barbets, blackbirds, merlins, violet-ears and birds-of-paradise… These names speak of the diversity of bird species around the world and the child-like fascination they cause in people. Binoculars and spotting scopes available to ordinary birders have advanced tremendously over the last 20 years. High-quality roof prism binoculars like Swarovski have HD optics and literally…

Birds make us notice the little details and take the time to really appreciate nature. They have been doing it for millions of years and we have a lot to learn from them. There are many small treasures in the collection of wild bird photographs submitted by passionate photographers around the world. I cannot imagine…

Birds living successfully in the wild are a perfect representation of the freedom, balance and spontaneous creativity of our natural world. Flight is the obvious adaptation when given hundreds of millions of years to evolve and change. It seems the longer a lineage lives successfully on earth, the more likely it is to take to…

All birds great and small are a wonder of nature and an example to us all. They are the global ambassadors that ignore borders and tell us that we are one global community without borders. Go beyond borders. We need to care more about our neighbors in the hope that they will care more about…

Birds never cease to amaze and fascinate, as they take to the skies with the confidence of exclusivity, the masters of flight. This amazing collection provides a window into the lives of birds in the wild. From the poles to the deep green tropical forests of the equator. Master aviators that migrate across the planet…

Birds really do show us that we are ONE PLANET and share everything from ancestry, to space, food, water, weather, oceans and landscapes. We need to stop turning a blind eye to the ongoing wild-caught bird trade around the world and recognize the amazing lives of these masters of the sky and ancestors of the…

Join the Wild Bird Revolution today!! Be the first to introduce your friends, family and colleagues to the freedom and splendor of birds in the wild! Starting on the 29th October 2012 you will be able to register and/or donate to WIN a pair of Swarovski binoculars worth over $2,000! The vibrant colors, fine feathers, and sparkling eyes are all…

The fevered race to pick a landing site and a new name for the Mars Science Lab seems to have come to a screeching halt today, as NASA announced that the mission will have to wait until fall 2011 to launch. —Image courtesy NASA/JPL Citing technical issues and a too-tight testing schedule, NASA officials told…