It usually starts with a quiet morning walk, a child’s curious shriek, or a pet tugging insistently at a bush in the backyard. There it is—tiny, fragile, and utterly helpless-looking: a baby bird, ...

Catching sight of birds just out of the nest is a bit like meeting someone’s new kid. The debate is instant: Does the babe most resemble mom’s family or dad’s? In the bird world, fledglings almost ...

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We were seeking a rare bird in a northern Illinois savanna, an immature little blue heron. The bird is blue as an adult, but when it’s immature, it’s solid white, just as white as a great egret, but ...