Birds are perhaps the most colorful group of animals, bringing a splash of color to the natural world around us every day. Indeed, exclusively black and white birds—such as magpies—are in the minority ...

Gray and red squirrel sightings are common, but what about a white or black squirrel? Here's what to know about rare colored ...

“This bird looked and acted like a common grackle except it has white patches around its eyes and under its chin. Can a bird be partially leucistic?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Carl Muehlemeyer of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grand Strand residents may have seen little black-and-white birds turning up in the Myrtle Beach area and along the coast. They’re ...

With their nearly identical black-and-white feathers, how can penguins tell each other apart when they’re nesting in huge colonies? At least one species of the iconic, tuxedo-wearing birds may use ...

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Human development, or urbanization, impacts all species. For Project Phoebe, the tiny black and white bird is the model the team hopes to translate to other species. “Over the next century, we will ...

If you’re out enjoying Alabama’s beaches this weekend for the Fourth of July, you may spot a black and white bird flying very low over the water, or maybe flopped on the sand, trying to rest. It’s the ...

Contrary to its name, the common coot is no ordinary bird. Contrary to its name, the common coot is no ordinary bird. These plump, black-and-white birds have made themselves at home in the canals of ...