They’re very distinctive birds, larger than a buzzard, with a mostly rich red-brown plumage with a paler head and a large, black-tipped yellow beak. In flight they show long, narrow wings with five ...

The sounds of grey herons at nest during day and at night are like a fairy-tale monster or someone getting sick!

While the man-made and woman-made gusts and microbursts whip Washington, D.C., into chaos, the only disturbances here are at ...

Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking, quixotic efforts.

How to spot birds of prey such as sparrowhawks, kestrels, buzzards, red kites and peregrine falcons in the Cotswolds ...

Ever wondered what role the neck serves? Besides holding the head in place, of course. Depending on the bird's diet and ...

A graceful giant of wetlands and grasslands, this ... a black and white head pattern, with a red crown patch, and elongated, drooping black tertial feathers that form a 'bustle' over the tail. The ...

It is not a real surprise that the smallest birds in the world belong to the family Trochilidae, commonly known as hummingbirds. However, even within the hummingbird family, there are large ...

Scientists find that 82 percent of birds-of-paradise species show biofluorescence, often on their feathers, throat or inner ...

Columnist Bill Danielson explores the challenge of identifying individual birds and the rare moments that make one stand out ...

While the bird flu moves through poultry farms across the country, it’s effects extend beyond the cost of eggs on grocery store shelves. Reports of dead birds washing up on Lake Michigan and Cape ...

These rare and expensive birds have striking black ... red cheek patches. They come with a hefty price tag of at least $16,000. These breathtaking birds have dazzling blue feathers and powerful ...