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Bird Watcher's Digest
''Bird Watcher's Digest'' was an American bimonthly birding magazine that was founded in 1978. ''Bird Watcher's Digest'' was the first consumer bird watching magazine, and is the only family-owned and operated bird watching magazine. ''Bird Watcher’s Digest'' occasionally partnered with and supported Wild Birds Unlimited and Wild Bird Centers as well as bird-oriented organizations including the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Wildlife Refuge Association, the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, and other nature and birding festivals. Although the original magazine folded in December 2021, it was purchased by new owners in March 2022 and, through the work of key staff members, continues its legacy a''BWD'' magazine History ''BWD'' was launched in Marietta, Ohio by William and Elsa Thompson. Knowing very little about publishing, the Thompsons mailed out 32,000 copies of their first magazine in September 1978. In 1994, Bill Thompson, Jr., left ''BWD'' to become vice president o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight Bird skeleton, skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the common ostrich. There are over 11,000 living species and they are split into 44 Order (biology), orders. More than half are passerine or "perching" birds. Birds have Bird wing, wings whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the Flightless bird, loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemism, endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
