we can increase the chance of survival for the majority of those vulnerable birds. That’s why we’re taking that message to heart this Earth Day, and emphasizing the need to heed the signs that birds ...

A water bird rarely seen in Colorado appears to be taking a summer vacation at a private Boulder County pond, to the delight ...

A new atlas catalogs nearly 11,000 bird names, revealing their origins, meanings, and the surprising stories behind how birds ...

Snakes live almost everywhere on Earth, except the polar regions, where it’s too cold for these cold-blooded animals. Snakes ...

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name ...

In 1827, naturalist John Audubon announced a massive discovery: the largest North American eagle. But did the Washington sea ...

These swallows peck at the ground for food or fly over to the bird bath for a sip of clean filtered water or fly over to another tree. At times these curious and inquisitive swallows land on the very ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python removal program has eliminated over 20 tons of Burmese pythons since 2013.

Sandgrouse—pointy-tailed relatives of pigeons—live in some of the most parched environments on Earth ... to 20 miles to a shallow water hole, then wades in up to his belly. The water is collected by ...

The American Coot (Fulica americana) is a unique black bird resembling a duck but not a duck. The American Coot stands out among waterfowl with its distinctive white bill and frontal shield. These ...

WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk stunned the White House press corps Friday by sporting a black eye to an Oval Office event to mark the end of his 130 days in the Trump administration.

Karl Hillyard is a busy man. As the South Australian Department for the Environment and Water's bird flu preparedness coordinator, he has been working with colleagues across the country and the ...