Funny This Lyrebird can mimic a chainsaw, camera shutter, car alarm, and more Popkin

Delightful Creatures Watch this kestrel hover in place while keeping its head completely still Andrea James

animals See the stunning moment when a murmuration of starlings join together to form an even larger bird Thom Dunn

Delightful Creatures Even pigeon wings are astonishingly beautiful under UV light Andrea James

art Audobon's Birds of America art released as free, high-res downloads for printing David Pescovitz

Funny Funny animated doodle: 'Bird with Arms' Xeni Jardin

birds Pigeon in a cowboy hat, RIP Xeni Jardin

Safety Here's how to take Wired's advice and get your own e-scooter, for a fraction of the cost Cory Doctorow

Business E-scooter companies are desperate for repo men to stop impounding their vehicles Cory Doctorow

Business Bird Scooter reportedly lost $100m in three months, needs more capital to stay afloat Cory Doctorow

DIY This is Birdpunk, the intersection of DIY, environmentalism, and birdwatching David Pescovitz

picks Clever bird adapts to pecking order Xeni Jardin

Business At least 1,500 people were injured in e-scooter-related crashes in America since late 2017 — Consumer Reports Xeni Jardin

bird Scooter injuries plague the helmet-less Jason Weisberger

Copyfight Bird nonpologizes: "we accidentally sent you a threatening letter" Cory Doctorow

censorship Bird Scooter tried to censor my Boing Boing post with a legal threat that's so stupid, it's a whole new kind of wrong Cory Doctorow

makers $30 plug-and-play kit converts a Bird scooter into a "personal scooter" Cory Doctorow

makers Homeless people in San Francisco are hotwiring electric scooters Cory Doctorow

Science Super-fancy bird may comprise a second species Andrea James

cute Baby peacock shows off its tiny feathers for the first time Rusty Blazenhoff