The holiday season offers time to cozy up at home with our loved ones. But for some birds, it’s not so simple. Take Tufted Puffins, whose ocean habitats in the Pacific Northwest are rapidly heating up. And while spending time with family can be a great joy, it can also be, well, complicated: Just ask the prehistoric ancestors of today’s birds, which lived alongside their scaly cousins—the dinosaurs—for tens of millions of years. Learn more in this sampling of stories from our latest issue, and consider starting an annual donation to get future issues of Audubon in the mail, wherever you call home. Thanks for reading!
—The Editors |