The possession of feathers and other parts of native North American birds without a permit is banned by the Migratory Bird ...

Before I rushed off to worship services one morning, I glanced out my backyard window at our bare black oak tree that shook in the frigid, late February wind. Alighting peacefully on one of the ...

"Obviously, the law is not intended to prosecute kids for keeping a Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) feather found in their yard, although it is technically illegal to do so," says the website of ...

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

Glossy black and white bodies and wings with a beautiful iridescent blue-green sheen on their back and tail feathers, both ...

Chisholm Jr. tells all; Yankees remain MLB’s most valuable franchise; who tried the hardest?; everything you need to know ...

A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

Dust baths. For humans, getting covered in dust would be a reason to take a bath, not something in which to bathe. For birds, ...

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

They dance, they charge, they occasionally crowd-surf—and no, we're not talking about the starting lineup. NCAA mascots are ...

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

Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.