The family of David McCumber, the Arizona Daily Star’s executive editor, had a surprise visitor Wednesday morning: a Cooper’s hawk that made himself at home by taking a dip in the pool at their home ...

John Doble John Doble had heard about these sightings on the Cape Cod Canal but still couldn’t believe his eyes when it ...

The bird had stopped by the birdbath to sip water, but when the photographer took a closer look, it was tidying the bath.

A tropical water bird rarely seen in Colorado appears to be taking a summer vacation at a private Boulder County pond, to the ...

Other theories are that the birds feel safer drinking from fountains in public areas where there are fewer predators, or that they simply prefer the taste of fountain water – but that would need ...

First, these parrots learned to open trash cans to forage for food. Now, they’ve taken it a step further – and have figured out how to turn on water fountains for a sip along with their meal.

Some worry about the spread of avian flu, others are concerned that the birds will eat too much of their valuable crops. But as an unstable climate delivers too little water, careening ...