Ann Craven: Birds We Know installation view (all images courtesy of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art; photograph by Dave Clough) ROCKLAND, Maine — Birds have a long and varied history in art, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bay-breasted warbler weighs about the same as four pennies, but twice a year makes an extraordinary journey. The tiny songbird flies nearly 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometers) between ...

101 Curious Tales of East African Birds is a new book that uses academic research to tell fascinating stories about the tropical birds of east Africa, from well-known species to rare ones. It also ...

That’s a remarkable adaptation, except for one thing. The bird can’t crack open the trees and stumps where the bees nest, and it also couldn’t withstand the ensuing swarm of upset bees, Gizmodo ...

Earth is home to a extraordinary variety of creatures. These creatures come in many different shapes and sizes and have their own place in their ecosystems. Some of the most magnificent creatures on ...

Australasian Gannets are one reason to get out bird-watching this weekend. Martin Sharman/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Here’s an activity for you this weekend: either staying at home or heading bush, count the ...

Scientists have discovered a gynandromorphic (two-sexed) bird in a Pennsylvania nature reserve. The bird displays an even split down the middle between male and female feather coloring, leaving ...

Two bird watchers photograph thousands of snow geese at the Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area on March 24, 2017, outside Fairfield, Mont. A new online atlas of bird migration, published on ...