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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

Barry Petchesky

A pigeon looks in the photographer's camera in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on November 17, 2016. / AFP / dpa / Frank Rumpenhorst / Germany OUT (Photo credit should read FRANK RUMPENHORST/DPA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Birdfector

Birds Are More Like Us Than You Think, Olivia Rodrigo

Defector visual editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell. dhm@defector.com

Dan McQuade in front of a march madness basketball court

Dan McQuade

The new Saint Joseph’s Hawk, flapping his wings next to a statue of a real Hawk, with the slogan THE HAWK WILL NEVER DIE

St. Joe’s Just Couldn’t Get Any More Hawk Feathers

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Sabrina Imbler

a magpie nest in a tree. the nest is built from a bunch of anti-bird spikes, which are long spiky needles attached to strips.

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There’s No Such Thing As Hostile Architecture When You’re A Bird

Kelsey McKinney

This Is A Public Service Announcement For Every Bird

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MAY 13: Starting pitcher Zac Gallen #23 of the Arizona Diamondbacks gestures at home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus #18 during the fourth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field on May 13, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Zac Gallen Is Now An Enemy Of The Birds

NCAA Division I Mascot Analysis - Four mascots listed Florida Atlantic: Owlsley Temple: Hooter Kennesaw State: Scrappy Rice: Sammy Also a milk carton with "WHERE IS HOOT?" and a picture of him on it and an OWLFECTOR logo with two little owls perching on it

College Basketball

Owl You Need To Know About Owl Mascots

Oh No! The Big, Beautiful Owl Got Out!

A domestic pigeon that has been dyed pink with hair dye.

Creaturefector

Justice For Flamingo, Who Did Not Consent To Being Dyed Pink

Wisdom the Laysan Albatross resting on her nest

Wisdom The Laysan Albatross Is The Most Beautiful 71-Year-Old In The World

Matt Ufford is the director of livestream shows at ESPN.

Matt Ufford

A Bird Idiot’s Guide To Winter Birding