For some birds, recognizing their own eggs can be a matter of life or death. In a new study, scientists have shown that many birds affected by the parasitic Common Cuckoo -- which lays its lethal ...

(CN) – A new study says climate change is knocking North America’s migratory songbirds off their seasonal schedule, which could potentially cause the extinction of several familiar species. Increasing ...

Have you ever looked up at the sky just before a hurricane and noticed birds swirling and swooping in ways that seem almost choreographed? It’s not just your imagination—birds really do behave in the ...

As the planet warms, scientists are seeing evidence of earlier springs and later autumns all over the world. Snow is melting sooner, plants are flowering earlier—and now, researchers find that birds ...

The dark, smudgy streaks on Xavi Bou's photographs suggest the jerky ink tracks created by a malfunctioning printer, but they actually record the various patterns birds trace while flying in flocks.

In this photo by Art Wolfe, a flock of Western Sandpipers and Dunlin rest on the shore in the early morning, at Bowerman Basin, Grays Harbor, Washington. (Photo: Special to the News Sentinel) Have you ...

Birds' feathers, or plumage, are some of the most strikingly variable animal characteristics that can be observed by the naked eye. The patterns that we see in birds' feathers are made up of intricate ...

When you first see Shaun Kardinal’s amazing bird photos, you wonder just what's going on. His images show birds flying in complex patterns---squares, spirals, even circles---you’ve never seen before, ...