The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...
Who is leaving colorful, wood-carved birds in not-so-obvious places along Milwaukee’s Oak Leaf Trail? No one knows, but ...
Modern birds, along with certain snakes and fishes, have skulls whose jaws and palates are not firmly fixed in place.
This video proves there's more than meets the eye for a woodpecker. It has one trick you'd never expect when it comes to ...
Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto ...
The best bird feeder cameras means that observing our feathered friends no longer feels like a giant game of hide and seek. These specialized cameras combine weatherproof construction, motion-sensing ...
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Factory farms keep birds in such overcrowded, filthy conditions that farmers mutilate birds’ beaks and sever their toes in an attempt to have more birds survive to market after experiencing the self ...
In just the past 30 days, no fewer than 23.3 million birds have been affected in the U.S. including 102 commercial flocks and 49 backyard flocks. H5N1 is showing itself to be a highly persistent ...