Articles for tag: Arizona wildlife, bird ecology, desert adaptation, desert birds, environmental adaptation, Hummingbirds, Ornithology, Pollinators, Southwest nature, wildlife resilience

Heat Dissipation Through Flight Engineering

Arizona’s Hummingbirds Defy the Desert

Jan Otte

Picture this: it’s 115 degrees Fahrenheit in the Arizona , the sun is beating down mercilessly, and most animals have sought shelter in whatever shade they can find. Yet overhead, tiny jewel-like birds are zipping through the scorching air at breakneck speeds, their wings beating up to 80 times per second. These are Arizona’s hummingbirds, ...

Pack Dynamics Get a City Makeover

Illinois Coyotes Adapt to Cities

Andrew Alpin

The urban landscape of Illinois has become an unlikely home to one of North America’s most able predators. When most people picture wildlife in major metropolitan areas, they think of pigeons, squirrels, or maybe the occasional raccoon. But something fascinating has been unfolding right under our noses in places like Chicago – thousands of coyotes ...