White feathers are often seen as symbols of peace, hope, purity and new beginnings, but they are also thought to have a ...

While rare, a few birds we studied were rule-breakers. One such rule-breaker is the Eurasian spoonbill, whose highly ...

In the late 1800s, feather fashion was trendy, especially among women in high society, with some feathers worth more than their weight in gold. The popularity of colorful plumes in hats and ...

Spring is nesting season, and birds across the world are hard at work preparing for new life. In this short but powerful clip ...

The animal kingdom gives us rainbows of color with butterflies and chameleons, and clownfish, but birds give us just as much ...

There are many reasons why a pet bird could have ruffled feathers, from improper temperature to an unbalanced diet. It could ...

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

The exhibition “For the Birds,” a seamless collaboration between Featherstone Center for the Arts and Mass Audubon’s Felix ...

On a spring morning in Chatham, N.Y., a quiet walk through Hand Hollow reveals the return of migrating birds, including a ...

In return, they laid more eggs than I could eat. In summer when insects were their chief diet—ants being plentiful, and ...

Operators of the airport where Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed in December, killing 179, failed to meet both international and ...

A Gazette reporter and bird watcher finally figures out how to save herself a whole bunch of money and frustration when she ...