Because thrashers spend a considerable amount of time in dense brush, they can be difficult to spot, but don't worry, their ...

Nancy has provided a lovely portrait of a fox sparrow, the eastern race named for its rusty “fox-coloured” streaking. This is ...

"Part of an urban-associated syndrome." New study reveals fascinating difference between city birds and their rural ...

Volcanoes don't just destroy; they also preserve. How is it that this vulture feather has survived for 30,000 years in ...

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

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

The base colour generally is a pale greyish-brown or yellowish ... is a large, white bird. In mature male snowy owls, upper parts are typically plain white with some dark spots on the ear-tufts, head, ...

Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less brown. Urbanization has a huge impact on the ecosystem and poses enormous challenges to animals and plants. The ongoing ...

The blue of its feathers stood out even against the blue of the pre-dawn light. It was a male mountain bluebird, of course, ...

Now, the historically southern birds are commonplace. Hitchcock says Carolina wrens, little brown birds with an outsized song, frequently generate midwinter calls from birders misled by out-of-date ...

Birds living in cities are usually more colorful and less brown. These colors help them survive better in urban environments.