Fulton Orozco At the Totem Heritage Center in Ketchikan, Alaska, Nathan Jackson wears ceremonial blankets and a headdress made from ermine pelts, cedar, abalone shell, copper and flicker feathers.

They had ducks’ bills and feathers” are from his story “Man ... “There’s a small yellow butterfly/flying above the earth.” Smallness is the dominant feature of Shukla’s work, and ...

And on all sides, the air is alive with the songs of desert birds. The deserts of the Southwest provide excellent birding. These arid lands support a rich variety of birds, including some birds that ...

You won't want to miss these beautiful bird pictures! Each photo was submitted by a Birds & Blooms reader and showcases the color and joy of spring birds.

Artist Rosalie Haizlett likes to zoom in on the small and overlooked wonders of nature—tiny fungi, delicate plants, or, in this case, feathers ... Flicker, and Northern Cardinal. Each wing close-up ...

In a study recently published in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, the researchers report their discovery of fluorescent ...

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto-feathers, which were present in certain dinosaurs.By studying ...

Liquidation of the real estate assets of bankrupt less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. entered a new phase in recent days — termination of terminal lease agreements. The carrier’s former ...

Unless you’ve been living under a literal rock, you likely will have heard of the classic magic wand and rabbit vibrators.

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 prohibits possessing native North American bird feathers without a permit. The law, punishable by fines and imprisonment, aims to prevent the killing and ...

Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how the fossilized feathers of a 30,000-year-old vulture were preserved with such unprecedented levels of detail. The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus ...