As human-caused climate change continues to raise temperatures across the globe, understanding how birds regulate their ...
New study shows that bird feathers do more than look pretty. They help birds manage heat and stay cool in surprising ways.
Birds are not just pretty creatures fluttering in cages or perching on shoulders. They are intelligent, emotional, and ...
A Fork-tailed Flycatcher. Credit: Valentina Gómez-Bahamón, Field Museum Bird feathers have many different functions. Softer down keeps a bird warm and stiffer wing feathers are used for flight.
BRAINERD — I was hunkered in a blind I had placed along the edge of field when a magnificent tom turkey walked into view a mere 50 feet away. I “yelped” softly on a diaphragm turkey call, and ...