birds
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Some scientists argue that modern birds are descended from the dinosaurs.
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Many people who regularly feed garden birds say they will miss seeing them up close.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
They are now on the red list of endangered birds.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Over 16 million households are thought to put out food on a regular basis, with an estimated one bird feeder for every nine birds that use them.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Each spring, hundreds of thousands of birds gather here to feed and rest before lifting north again, following migratory paths far older than the farms and highways that now define the valley.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
I had always thought of birds as not terribly intelligent—although Hawk did much to change my mind.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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