With legs built for the runway and a gaze that commands respect, this striking figure moves through the wild like it owns ...

A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

Inspired by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace’s visit nearly two centuries ago, an isolated Indigenous community in Brazil ...

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird ...

white ibis, great egrets, tricolored herons, snowy egrets, little and great blue herons and green herons. While many of the birds nest in shrubs and smaller trees, black crown night herons and ...

The whistling ducks, with their distinctive call and pink beaks, are often found along the Gulf Coast, including in Houston.

Marbeth’s Carolina wren gives us a nice opportunity to look closely at this bird because in the future more and more readers ...

Uncover the mysteries of hummingbirds. How does the white-necked jacobin trick predators through mimicry? Find out now.

Breeding birds can be seen at this time of year on both inland freshwater and coastal waters. Look out for Black-headed Gulls ...

The common crane is our tallest bird, standing at four feet on long legs and with an elongated neck and drooping curved tail feathers. Adults are mainly grey with a black and white head and patch ...

Hummingbird chicks pretend to be a caterpillar to avoid being eaten, reveals new research. The tiny birds, smaller than a ...