Whether you’re a casual admirer of birds in the backyard or a serious birdwatcher (with all the gear and ornithology apps to prove it), interacting with birds — or even just spotting them at a ...

Explore the world’s fastest birds of prey, from falcons to eagles, and learn how extreme speed and high-velocity make them ...

Despite the common belief that reptiles such as crocodiles and alligators are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, birds actually provide the strongest link to these ancient creatures. All ...

Let’s face it, some animals have cooler names than others. For example, how could the blobfish ever hope to compete with the hellbender or the goblin shark? Typically, animals get their names from a ...

Every morning the sun rises and glitters though the burnished trees. Only sporadically do birds call, a far cry from the spring cacophony. Chickadees, nuthatches and goldfinches. A migrating flicker ...