Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

Between now and mid-October is the height of fall migration, when tens of millions of birds — songbirds, raptors, shorebirds and water fowl — fly across Georgia on their way to the southern tropics ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most bird species don’t fly above a few thousand feet in ...

In Santiago, Chile, the Andes mountains tower over the metropolitan city, and birds fly overhead on their journey from the sea. Ximena Nahmias via Unsplash Looking out the window of a skyscraper in ...

From mountain ranges to thin air far above the ground, certain birds are built to fly higher than any others. These species push the limits of altitude with specialized lungs, strong wings, and ...

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