Experts say wing clipping, a common practice in some countries to impair a bird's flying ability, is no longer recommended as ...

Nature's changes are fascinating. Birds are no exception, with some species transforming their feather colors with the ...

For birds, black feathers provide certain flight advantages. That's because black feathers contain more pigment-packed melanosomes than do feathers of other colors, and melanosomes can bind with ...

"When I'm working on a bird, I have to almost imagine how they're feeling and what they're feeling and why they're doing the ...

Compare super chef Guy Fieri with the ruby-crowned kinglet; you may think they are one and the same. These birds are really ...

The Eurasian hoopoe is one of the most striking birds with its orange crest and bold black-and-white feathers. Known for its gentle feeding habits, it carefully provides insects to its chicks hidden ...

A man who kept owls and large birds of prey in conditions so bad that one vet was reduced to tears has been banned from ...

Africa's secretary bird, a raptor with crane-like legs, delivers powerful, precise kicks to subdue prey like snakes. New research reveals these strike ...

At the Celery Fields and in woodland areas like Pinecraft Park, you’ll spot numerous kinds of birds, from jaw-droppingly ...

A sparrowhawk is jackdaw-sized. The males have blue-grey upperparts, and an orange-brown cheek/upper breast. Their lower breast/belly is barred white and orange-brown. Their tail is broadly barred ...

Berkshire Bird Observatory Director Ben Nickley shows a group of visitors the first northern saw-whet owl of the night, which was captured in one of the group’s large "mist nets ...