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Cottontails feed mainly on herbaceous plants such as clovers, grasses, and low broad-leafed weeds in summer and buds, twigs, and bark in winter. (Photo: Chuanxiao Li)

Six of the Sexiest “Vegetarians” in Your Backyard

7/10/2012 // Anne Senft

Enjoy these plant-eating beauties found in backyards across the nation. Read more >

American goldfinch by Lara Hardesty

Bird of the Week: American Goldfinch

7/29/2011 // Laura Tangley

A few years ago, the editors of National Wildlife magazine asked readers to vote for which North American bird species they’d most like to see. In the emails and letters that followed, the number one choice, by far, was the… Read more >