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video games Flock Around is a charming multiplayer birding game for $5 Gail Sherman

art Paint your hands, grab some googly eyes, and make magic like Mario Mariotti Jennifer Sandlin

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animal behavior Gulls pay attention to human eyes Mark Frauenfelder

Science These woodpeckers are so weird scientists thought they were communists Andrea James

books Feathers – A sublime meditation on the brilliance of the bird feather. Released today! Gareth Branwyn

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