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

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

The ibis is recognizable by its bright orange beak and legs ... of their bodies are dark brown or black. Their wings have white patches underneath. Inseminating birds have a bright red patch ...

Without pollinators, we wouldn’t have one out of every three bites of food we eat. That’s because about 35 percent of the ...

The blue of its feathers stood out even against the blue of the pre-dawn light. It was a male mountain bluebird, of course, and, unlike its cousins from the day before, it was sitting still. Slowly, I ...

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

Spring is about a lot of things. The trees are blooming, lawns are getting greener, and… most excitedly… the birds are ...

Bird Advisors says. They are bright orange on the back and belly, a white patch below the throat, and an iridescent red ...

This isn’t a story of illness or recovery. It’s about how I discovered it’s possible to live a life of peace and contentment alongside chronic pain ...

From the adorable but deadly pine marten to the massive sperm whale, get to know some of the amazing animals that call ...

The Blackbird's name is bang on for the male, who is a black bird with a bright orange eye-ring and beak. But it's fair to say the female got the short straw. Females are brown, with dark spots and ...