Author

Camille Pratt

At a public high school in Charleston, West Virginia, Camille Pratt teaches biology and uses birds to illustrate anatomy and flight. She has taught secondary science for 16 years. Pratt, who keeps a home reef aquarium, holds a master’s degree in education.

Can Birds Be Gay? The Science of Same-Sex Bird Behavior
Do Birds Preen Each Other? The Science of Allopreening
Can Pigeons Produce Milk? The Science of Crop Milk
Bird Wing Anatomy and the Mechanics of Flight
Duck Shape: An Adaptation for Life on the Water
Why Do Birds Migrate? The Science Behind Their Journey
What Is Leucism in Birds and How Does It Affect Them?
Do Birds Pollinate Flowers? The Science of Ornithophily
How Many Diseases Do Birds Carry?
Why Do Birds Sing? The Science of Bird Song
Do Birds Pant When Hot? The Science of Gular Fluttering
Do Birds Mourn the Loss of a Baby?
Do Birds Know If Their Eggs Are Dead?
Do Woodpeckers’ Tongues Protect Their Brains?
Do Pigeons Eat Clay? The Science of Geophagy
Why Do Vampire Finches Drink Blood?
Why Might Early Migration Be Harmful to Bird Populations?
Why Do Birds Have Beaks? From Feeding to Evolution
Do Chickens Hear? The Science of Avian Hearing
Why Do Geese and Bike Racers Travel Behind Each Other?
Are Yellow Cardinals Rare? The Genetics Behind the Color
Do Ducks Have Accents? The Science of Duck Calls
How Do Birds Swim? The Anatomy of an Aquatic Bird
Do All Birds Migrate? The Science of Avian Migration
Can Cardinals and Blue Jays Mate? The Science Explained
Why Do Birds Move So Jerky? The Science of Head Bobbing
How Ducks See the World: The Science of Duck Vision
Do Birds Get Sad? The Science of Avian Emotions
How Birds See the World: Ultraviolet, Speed, and Field
What Is a Murmuration of Birds and How Does It Work?