Nature never runs out of ways to surprise us! It is endowed with birds that have beautiful covers of feathers on their bodies ...

The secretary bird may look like it’s dressed for a fancy party, but as an unlucky jackal learned, this bird is not a very ...

It’s a classic birding bummer — sometimes a rare bird comes to light too late for birders to see it, to the chagrin of those ...

Jennifer is right, this belted kingfisher is a male. In the case of this species and a few others in North America (example, ...

Imagine standing in a quiet forest and hearing a low, rolling croak echo through the trees. Suddenly, a glossy-black bird ...

Ornithologist Bruce Beehler tracks down what he calls the “Magnificent Seven,” a charismatic group of migratory birds, in his ...

an interpretive trail lined with native plants and signs that illuminate the intricate ties between birds and their habitats. Questions such as why some species have long legs or curved beaks are ...

From Mexico to the mountains, Arizona’s hummingbirds are on the move. Here's when and how to spot them in Arizona.

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size—from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of ...