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., household as ...
Scientists discovered that bird siblings, not parents, play the biggest role in teaching survival skills and shaping behavior ...
Each year it seems there are more and more photos posted on social media of various species of hummingbirds that have chosen to spend winter in Mississippi. Although well out of their typical range, ...
Do you know why blue-footed boobies have blue feet? Author Laura Erickson does, and you’ll find the answers to this and many other great questions in her book, The Bird Watching Answer Book. (For the ...
A male and female Baltimore oriole feed their young while perched on their hanging nest, which is made of materials like thin twigs, plant cotton and bark strips. Spring is in the air — which means ...
It’s been a busy week at the International Bird Rescue in San Pedro. The entry room is loud with screeching as birds that have been injured by the oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach. “One of ...
According to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Hurricane Melissa is currently cranking out maximum sustained winds of 175 mph with gusts clipping over 200 mph. In fact, ...