All the season’s colors made the gray mockingbird seem so majestic,” says Birds & Blooms reader Sujata Roy. In addition to ...

The dikkop bird guards Nile crocodile nests, and in exchange, the crocodile protects the bird’s eggs. Discover this wild ...

Learning to ID birds is a lot like learning to ID wildflowers -- start with five or 10 of the easy ones and build from there. ... Small birds, big payoff: Spotting species adds to any hike .

How birds are banded. Twenty-four mist nets measuring 13 by 2.5 meters are set up in different habitats across the 1,100-acre sanctuary including old growth oak forest, field, marsh, black locust ...

Norway's small birds face many challenges during the winter, including short days and long energy-intensive nights, tough weather conditions and food shortages, along with the risk of becoming a ...

MONTECITO (CBSLA) — A terrifying flock of small birds that became trapped in a Montecito chimney were freed, much to the relief of the homeowners and the birds. (credit: Montecito Fire ...

Small migrating birds save energy as they fly. Large birds, such as storks, save energy on the flight to their wintering grounds by soaring through the air on thermal currents. Until now, however ...

Male birds have shimmering blue and green feathers, while females tend to sport low-key green plumage. The tropical rainforest is a dangerous place for small birds, said Falk, who’s also a researcher ...

Small bird fossil fills gap in dinosaur to bird brain evolution Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over ...

A new study of birds in Britain shows that small, short-lived birds may be able to survive just fine in a warmer climate, while larger, longer-lived bird species are more in danger of extinction.