How else do birds use their wings to make noise? Another great sound of spring that is produced with feathers and not a voice box is the winnowing of the snipe. Many of us know this sound. It comes ...

And hide they will! However, you can tune your ear to their repetitive one or two syllable harsh chirp, and also train your ear to listen for the amazing, and mildly haunting, winnowing sounds that is ...

And hide they will! However, you can tune your ear to their repetitive one or two syllable harsh chirp, and also train your ear to listen for the amazing, and mildly haunting, winnowing sounds that is ...

you can join a naturalist for a short hike out in the fields to watch the aerial courtship displays of Wilson’s snipe, a small brown shorebird native to this area which climate change is bringing to ...

“I’ve heard the bogs can be treacherous,” I ventured. “It’s not their treachery I was thinking of. I was thinking you’d best have a look in them for the snipe.” “Snipe?” I was frankly puzzled. A few ...

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Instead, it's important to winnow your seeds, or separate them from the plant debris. Winnowing your seeds doesn't just keep you from wasting space through storing unnecessary plant debris, it also ...

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