A chaffinch's song lasts about three seconds and is repeated; it starts with buzzing notes, slows, descends into a jumble, ...

Driving on Vermont’s Interstate highways in winter, I often notice large hawks perched in trees on woodland edges at regular ...

Arizona's state bird fends for itself against predators in the desert, making its home in prickly plants. Here's what to know ...

In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 14 years after the Center for ...

Use expert tips and a helpful chart to improve your hawk identification skills. Plus, learn about the common types of hawks ...

Pie, a Harris's Hawk, looks for crows in downtown Denver on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. After three months the falcons had ...

Entertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the world’s best known aerial demonstrations teams, dazzling ...

Birds are always up to something, and these entries captured an array of avians doing everything from impaling prey to ...

Behind the wheel is Nick Leseberg, an ecologist, who drives at a slow but steady pace with keen eyes that miss little in the fading light. We pull over at the side of the road at one point to inspect ...

When America's Founding Fathers affixed a bald eagle to the Great Seal of the United States in 1782, they likely had no idea ...

Conjuring images of the desert, these yuccas — sometimes called Adam’s needle — aren’t damaged by cold, poking through with ...

most birds are behind glass. But an enormous specimen hangs above, showing off its majesty. It’s a white-tailed eagle, with talons as long as human hands, wings so enormous it gives credence to ...