NYT Strands Feb 2: Big Birds Theme With Hints and Answers

Each day, the New York Times invites its readers into a small act of attention — a puzzle that asks not just for vocabulary, but for the willingness to see patterns where none seem obvious. On February 2, that invitation takes the form of the world's most commanding birds: creatures that have traded flight for power, or kept their wings and grown immense. The puzzle, called Strands, is a meditation on scale and recognition, rewarding those who know the natural world and offering gentle guidance to those still learning its names.