It's a question visitors ask staff all the time at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Bird House. The answer may surprise you!

At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new report published March 6.

Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments might become as attached to the mascots as the athletes themselves.

Sea Mart, one of Olympia’s most unique stores, opened in 1959. Part of Chehalis-based Yard Birds, it reused Olympia Canning Company buildings ...

I grew up in Texas, often wakened by the rasp of blue jays outside my window, frequently entertained by mockingbirds with ...

I spotted this rook with a very unusual beak in Galway city lately. Despite the unusual shape it seemed very healthy and was ...

Hampshire Wildlife Trust says the glossy ibis is a 'scarce visitor to the UK' - it has been spotted and snapped by ...

Ahead of his farewell tour, Edwyn Collins, recovered from a double stroke in 2005, has created a gentle album of ...

In this week’s PET PICK feature we meet Willow, the Green Winged Macaw from Beak N Wings. We also meet some of her bird friends: Carmen, Mango and Taco. To adopt Willow; ...

A golden eagle (Aquila chysaetos) was recently spotted soaring over the Kankakee Sands prairie, to which we say, “That’s ...

Hummingbirds are some of the most beautiful, vibrant creatures you can admire from your own yard. These plants will help you ...

The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any ...