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Learn what a male, female and juvenile Allen's hummingbird looks like. Learn about their range, preferred habitat and ...
A Chicago fossil of Archaeopteryx uncovers unknown features, supporting theories of bird evolution from dinosaurs and ...
A new analysis of a pigeon-sized Archaeopteryx fossil in the collection of the Field Museum in Chicago is revealing an array ...
For years, paleontologists have debated whether Archaeopteryx could truly fly. The Chicago specimen may finally put this debate to rest as it preserved a set of long, symmetrical feathers on the upper ...
This is a type of bird that lives in the neotropics of what is now Guatemala. Adult males grow two or three long, upper-tail, covert feathers that are this emerald green that also shades into gold or ...
The suspect is described as iridescent green, about five feet long from beak to the end of his colorful tail feathers, weighing about 13 pounds and going by the name of Bob.If you see him ...
A wildlife group hopes reward money will lead to the safe return of a beloved peacock that was snatched from a Central Valley park. On March 18, around 1:30 p.m., Kern County Sheriff’s Office ...
"Do you wanna dance and hold my hand? Tell me that I’m your man. Oh, baby, do you want to dance?” — Johnny Rivers, 1966. Dancing in our later years is a great way to engage nearly all our ...
This striking plume of yellow is the fluorescing tail feathers of a male emperor bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi). Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright colours and courtship displays.
WHEN I FIRST HELD THE BIRD, I NOTICED THAT EVERY SINGLE FEATHER ON BOTH ITS WINGS AND TAILS WERE COMPLETELY SHEARED AND LOOKED TO BE INTENTIONALLY CUT OFF. TAKE A CLOSE LOOK. THE WINGS AND TAIL OF ...
SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Police are investigating after a red-tailed hawk was found in Paxton, Massachusetts, with the feathers of its wings and tail cut off. “When I first held the ...
He spread the wings, fanned the tail, examined the feathers, then methodically cut off the tail with a knife and severed the wings and feet with a garden lopper. The pieces went into separate ...