The Flyer by Flying Colors

Twice a month, we share original content written by the Flying Colors team, fascinating stories & tidbits from the world of birding, curated bird-related products we discover in our research and travels, epic bird photos taken by our community members, and more.

Recent Editions

• The Flyer Vol. 31 — 9/9/22: Meet the very grumpy Goldcrest
• The Flyer Vol. 30 — 8/26/22: What do Japan’s bullet trains and Kingfishers have in common? 🚅
• The Flyer Vol. 29 — 8/12/22: These bird courtship dances were made for the club 🪩
• The Flyer Vol. 28 — 7/29/22: And the birdie goes… oink? 🐷
• The Flyer Vol. 27 — 7/22/22: This bird can sleep while flying! 😴
• The Flyer Vol. 26 — 7/15/22: Two Atlantic Puffins sittin’ in a tree… 💋
• The Flyer Vol. 25 — 7/10/22: More beak than bird 🐦
• The Flyer Vol. 24 — 7/1/22: The fastest bird in the world flies 200mph! 🚀
• The Flyer Vol. 23 — 6/24/22: How many times do hummingbirds’ wings beat per second? ⏱
• The Flyer Vol. 22 — 6/17/22: This bird looks like it walked out of a Jimmy Buffet song 🏖️
• The Flyer Vol. 21 — 6/10/22: This eagle is so big it hunts monkeys 🙈
• The Flyer Vol. 20 — 6/3/22: Which birds are scarecrows meant to frighten off? 👻
• The Flyer Vol. 19 — 5/27/22: Happy MDW! Experience what it's like to fly through the Alps as a bald eagle 🇺🇸
• The Flyer Vol. 18 — 5/20/22: Be honest, do you *really* know how birds fly? 🪶☁️
• The Flyer Vol. 17 — 5/13/22: Dancing With the Birds 💃🏽🕺🏽
• The Flyer Vol. 16 — 5/6/22: It’s the Biggest Week in American Birding! 🦉
• The Flyer Vol. 15 — 4/29/22: The handsome & dashing yellow-eyed Osprey 💛
• The Flyer Vol. 14 — 4/22/22: Q: Which bird calls out “po-ta-to-chip”? 🥔
• The Flyer Vol. 13 — 4/15/22: Could you spend a year birdwatching around the world? 🌎
• The Flyer Vol. 12 — 4/8/22: The wild tale of the bird that came back from the extinction 🦤
• The Flyer Vol. 11 — 4/1/22: This bird’s beak is criss cross-applesauce 🐦
• The Flyer Vol. 10 — 3/25/22: This black-and-neon blue bird looks like a crescent moon 🌛
• The Flyer Vol. 9 — 3/18/22: Meet the bird who has an umbrella for a chin ☂️
• The Flyer Vol. 8 — 3/11/22: Woodcocks take Manhattan, and what's going on with this dinosaur-like "stinkbird"? 🦖
• The Flyer Vol. 7 — 3/4/22: Birds get divorced too 💔
• The Flyer Vol. 6 — 2/25/22: This bird looks like it flew through a rainbow 🌈
• The Flyer Vol. 5 — 2/18/22: This baby bird sounds like a human with hiccups 🐥
• The Flyer Vol. 4 — 2/11/22: California condors make an 80's comeback, AI invents new birds, and the Duke of Duckdom
• The Flyer Vol. 3 — 2/4/22: A great horned owl cam, a birdwatching record breaker, and brilliantly colored ducks
• The Flyer Vol. 2 — 1/29/22: This bird is TikTok famous, and 10 things you can do for birds
• The Flyer Vol. 1— 1/22/22: Welcome to The Flyer, a new weekly newsletter for bird lovers 🦜