Great Black-backed Gull . The plumage of juvenile and immature great black-backed gulls initially has a complex pattern of ...

Q: There’s a bird about the size of a crow that flies along our lakeshore, and gives an odd song or call. It’s gray and white and I can’t find it in my field guide.

To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator, ...

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Some birds sport unique-looking crowns, crests, or mohawks. Continue reading to learn more about these birds.  9. Golden ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

Moorhens are rarely seen in flight — when frightened or in danger, they run along water surface with neck outstretched and ...

It’s about seven inches tall, with bright yellow legs, a pale gray back and large black eyes that ... Look for a 30-inch bird with very angular wings, a brown back and tail, a brown neck, large long ...

With its bright golden mantle and jet-black body, it would be hard to mistake the yellow-headed blackbird for any other species.

It was 3 in the morning when Lorenzo Mora, 41, was getting ready to go bird-watching. This wasn’t just any birding trip: he’d ...

One further clue to differentiate between these two birds is the frontal shield: a platelike prolongation of their beaks that reaches up to their forehead. The shield of the moorhen is bright red with ...

July is a great month for birds, and the weather is generally nice too – so it’s a perfect time to see the nature in your ...