Despite being heavy birds, geese can fly over 30 miles per hour ... Gulls get their food primarily from the sea. They glide over the water, then dive down in one swift motion to catch prey.

The birds spend most of their lives in the open ocean. Observing birds at sea is nearly impossible, so much about puffins remains a mystery. Ecologists like Erpur Snær Hansen, who leads a team at the ...

Fossils reveal that bird-like dinosaurs were flying around more than 150 million years ago in the Jurassic Period. The ability to fly evolved in the branch of dinosaurs that gave rise to birds, as ...

Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to discover exactly how birds took to the skies, and today, a new perspective has emerged by ...

In a new study in the journal Evolution, researchers compared the feathers and bodies of different species of flightless birds and their closest relatives who can still fly. They were able to ...

The count aims to ensure a proper and consistent population estimate before the ducks begin their April migration.

Have you ever dreamt you were a bird? Or wondered what it would be like to fly? Well... we can't tell you what it's like to fly, but we can tell you what kind of sea bird you are! All you have to ...

The North Sea collision between an oil tanker and a container ship has sparked concerns for local bird populations, according to wildlife authorities. Jet fuel carried by the Stena Immaculate ...

Birds that migrate over California in the spring fly along the Pacific Flyway, a 5000-mile-long corridorthat extends from Patagonia to Alaska. Spring migration runs from March 1 to June 15.