In her watercolor triptych, Rosalie Haizlett celebrates the vibrant colors and details found in the feathers of common—and ...

Dust bathing' is a documented phenomenon among birds. Here's why scientists think they do it — and how to add a bird dust ...

Hummingbird chicks pretend to be a caterpillar to avoid being eaten, reveals new research. The tiny birds, smaller than a ...

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama's dense rainforest, the bird ...

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird ...

Many people love to support their backyard birds with food and water ... Small Twigs: Cardinals, blue jays, and house wrens use fine twigs to build their nests. Twigs can be found in your yard ...

Barn swallows are migrating back to Central Texas, and while they provide an ecological service by eating insects, their mud ...

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw ... are common in Central and South America. Male birds have shimmering blue and green feathers, while females tend to sport low-key green plumage.

Scientists discovered a hummingbird chick that twitches like a caterpillar. This behavior scares off predators.

Extinction troubled us long before we had a name for it. The original mascot for the loss of species, even before the concept was understood, was the dodo. The bird — fat and flightless, found by 17th ...