Love, who is a birder, was familiar with the behavior and found the display “amusing,” but something stood out: After each ...

Seeing an owl is a magnificent experience — but one Michigan snowy owl is truly unique. What caused the owl to have ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Looking for screen-free summer fun that won’t break the bank? These five kid-approved spots around ...

This winter, backyard birders in Pennsylvania ... Beige female coloring dominated the cardinal’s left side, while bright red male coloring overtook the right. Birds exhibiting the condition are more ...

Here is a look at birds' spiritual meanings ... seen in numerous ancient Japanese paintings. Some ancient legends suggest that lovestruck girls would often transform into heron spirits to dance on ...

Keen observers will learn that some birds like white-breasted nuthatches feed upside down at feeders while others like dark-eyed juncos, winter visitors, and year-round mourning doves snarf up ...

On cold winter days, screeches are known to perch ... and you can see why many call them the “Art Deco birds.” Waxwings primarily eat fruit, and at this time of year, that usually means ...

Each year after the winter solstice (in late December), grand ice festivals were held for the enjoyment of the royal family. A bingxi painting in the collection of the Palace Museum depicts scenes ...

When the wind howls and the temperature plummets, it's easy to look out a window as birds huddle in a bush or on a wire and wonder if they need some help to make it through the winter. While many ...

Their feathers, roosting behaviors and adaptability help birds survive the cold, “nature’s proving ground.” By Margaret Roach Winter mornings begin at David Sibley’s Deerfield, Mass., ...

But most backyard birds ... cardinal and even the American robin, Michigan's state bird, tend to survive extreme cold better. Though robins are known to migrate south to warmer temperatures when ...