A Greater Roadrunner zoomed into view and hopped on top of a tee box to survey its surroundings. I quickly focused my ...

Among the birds of the world, it is usually the males who have the brightest feathers and the females who are the most drab, ...

Birding expert Stuart Winter reveals the sad reason that seagulls have become such seaside pests, brazenly stealing food from ...

According to BabyCenter, which gathers data in real time from hundreds of thousands of parents who register their babies’ ...

A male house wren gathers nesting materials. ... The tiny, energetic bird, with its inconspicuous brownish-gray plumage, is the most common of at least nine wren species observed in Nebraska.

Each year it is the male wren who builds the nest as a method of wooing the female by showcasing his ability to establish a snug home. The strong-minded bird focuses on his task, piling small ...

Rock Wren is an apropos name for a bird that lives in sparsely vegetated, arid and rocky canyons. These birds breed on talus slopes, scrublands and dry washes, from desert to alpine in western ...

So birds such as the superb fairy-wren may advertise aspects of their personality that could help their chicks succeed. But it's not yet settled whether female birds, which choose what male they ...

Bird Song by Adam Nicolson: Why birds are clever, shrewd - and VERY ... For instance, the startling fact that at this time of year, spring, a male wren’s testicles grow in size 100 times ...

Arizona State Rep. M.V. Decker sponsored the bill to make the cactus wren the state bird, according to a 1954 article in The Arizona Republic. A 1931 act of the state legislature designated the ...

Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas birds and bird-related events for all ages at travisaudubon.org or by calling 512 ...

The plot failed and the wren became known as "The Devil's bird." ... These visitors were, of course, the Wren Boys or, as pronounced in rural Co. Limerick, the Ran Boys. They were always male.