The National Aviary on the North Side is getting into the festive spirit, starting the day after Thanksgiving with its new ...

Of all the species of gallinaceous birds that occur in Minnesota, only sharp-tailed grouse, also called "sharptails," and ...

A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings, called a murmuration, is amazing to see. As many as 750,000 birds join together in flight. The birds spread out and come together. The flock splits ...

It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter ...

While sitting on my back porch one day during late afternoon, my leisurely pursuit was interrupted as a large and seemingly nervous flock of red-winged blackbirds happened to fly by my location. The ...

According to bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman, much about bird flying is dependent on the species, season, and what else the bird is doing. Songbirds that feed on insects vary in the elevation ...

Birds can often be seen navigating the skies in coordinated clusters. Even a relatively small congregation of 50 or so birds flying in time together can be a pretty spectacular sight. When one ...

A large flock of trumpeter swans congregates Thursday morning, Nov. 13 at the northeast corner of Portage Lake, north of Park Rapids, honking merrily. A patient watcher might be rewarded with the ...