Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A black-backed dwarf kingfisher sitting on a branch. Nature produces some truly extravagant costumes, and birds have evolved more ...

If you want to create a haven for bright and colorful birds to roam your yard, you may want to start incorporating bright purple flowers to draw them in further. Unlike humans, birds have four color ...

Birds are some of the brightest and most colorful animals on Earth. The blues, reds, greens, purples and yellows of the avian world are rivaled, among vertebrates, only by the brilliant colors and ...

Whether you're choosing an outfit, the hue of your car, or the paint on your walls, color matters. We have long been aware of the impact color has on our moods, which affects the choices we make. But ...

A pair of Europe’s most colorful birds were spotted in central Germany yesterday after having returned to their breeding grounds from their winter grounds in Africa. Merops apiaster, commonly known as ...

The rainbow of hues seen in modern bird eggs probably evolved in birds' dinosaur ancestors, which had eggs with colorful and speckled shells. That's according to a new study of fossil eggs in the ...

Birds see a more colorful world than we do, especially when it comes to their eggs, a new study suggests. Unlike humans, birds can see ultraviolet (UV) light, and they have four rather than three ...

Many brightly colored birds get their pigments from the foods that they eat, but that's not true of parrots. Now, researchers reporting a study of familiar pet store parakeets -- also known as budgies ...

There are numerous birds that are with us only for the spring and summer months, including the swallows and several warblers that I’ve recently discussed. Today, I’d like to talk about three more ...