John Kessler
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Portfolio
![Caption: Common Loon, Credit: Matthew Studebaker](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/388723/COLO-dive-Matthew-Studebaker-285_square.jpg)
Diving Birds--Below the Surface
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From: BirdNote
By December, an array of diving birds that nested at far northern latitudes are wintering on temperate waters across the continent. If we could watch them under water, we'd ...
![Caption: Common Raven, Credit: Richard Wesley](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/388727/Common-Raven-Winter-Richard-Wesley-285-2_square.jpg)
Winter-Nature's Cold Storage
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From: BirdNote
For birds and other animals with good natural insulation, winter provides a striking benefit as they scavenge. Bacteria function very slowly or not at all in the cold, ...
![Caption: Northern Flicker, Credit: Mike Hamilton](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/388739/Flicker-Mike-Hamilton-285-2_square.jpg)
Why Birds' Feet Don't Freeze
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From: BirdNote
Have you ever watched ducks walking around in freezing temperatures and wondered why their feet don't freeze? And how do birds, including this Northern Flicker, sit on metal ...
![Caption: Winter Wren, Credit: Eugene Beckes](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/392777/Winter-Wren-Eugene-Beckes-285_square.jpg)
Winter Wren in a Carolina Cathedral, With Gordon Hempton
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From: BirdNote
Gordon Hempton, the Sound Tracker, records the sounds of nature in pristine places. Mesmerized by a Winter Wren singing in the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest of the Carolinas, ...
![Caption: Alpine Swift, Credit: Agustin Povedano](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/392781/Alpine-Swift-Agustin-Povedano-285_square.jpg)