Few bird families capture the imagination quite like finches, these seed-cracking specialists whose remarkable diversity brings vibrancy to Britain's skies year-round. With their distinctive conical ...

I doubt I need to say this, but you should never base your standards of animal care off media — especially cartoons. If you do, you’ll be wondering why your hedgehog, unlike Sonic, seems to be made ve ...

Radar tracking allows you to follow along to see what birds are flying overhead as the birds move to their summer feeding grounds. "The movements are massive," said Andrew Farnsworth, a migration ...

There is a provocative question posed within the wall text introducing artist Ash Eliza Willams’ work, now on display at the Denver Botanic Gardens: “What would a rock say if it could talk?” ...

Since they do not experience evolutionary pressure to stay in flying form, they gradually lose some of the features of their skeletons and feathers that help them fly. Meanwhile, some birds ...

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They perceive humans as potential threats to their offspring. However, most dive-bombing birds do not make physical contact, and their attacks serve as warnings to keep a safe distance.

On Maui, they’ve hampered the National Park Service’s role in the fight to protect forest birds on the verge of extinction. And on Hawai‘i Island, the staff stewarding more than 30,000 acres ...

One was brought to the center after a community member noticed hummingbirds flying near them while trimming ... Center rescues hundreds of baby birds. These tiny birds receive critical care ...

Attracting birds to your backyard birdbath can be rewarding for birders of all ages and is a great way to contribute vital support to local bird populations. That said, there are several important ...

His neighbors began calling the fleet flying chainsaws. Smith, a retired civil engineer, preferred a different comparison: “It was like your neighbor runs their leaf blower all day long,” he says.