While blue birds may not actually be harbingers of happiness, birds of this hue do present a beautiful spectacle. Continue reading to discover five different types of birds that are blue. 1.

The amazing thing about filming penguins in the wild, “Secrets of the Penguins” cinematographer Bertie Gregory tells Variety, is that since the big birds don’t have land-based predators ...

For example, the breeding range for the Bohemian waxwing, a bird well known to North American and European birders, extends over a large swath of the Arctic, while the chestnut-crowned ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size - from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...

The first wild eggs of an endangered bird have been laid for the first time in almost four decades, and the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden helped to play a role!The zoo says Sihek, an ...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked ...

The 2025 edition of the Great Backyard Bird Count soared to record participation and number of species documented, according to organizers. Highlights of this year's event included 8,078 bird ...

A bird’s beak colour can change due to various factors like age, diet, hormones, or seasonal changes. For example, some birds develop brighter beaks during mating season to attract partners.

According to the 2025 RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, fewer starlings than ever have been spotted by UK bird watchers. Almost 600,000 survey participants across the UK noted which birds were ...

Bird flu has been circling the globe for decades. So the discovery in 2024 that the deadly pathogen had jumped from a wild bird to a cow came as a shock to virus watchers. Now, in just over a year ...

UK gardeners are being warned to be more cautious when feeding birds, as leftover scraps could pose a significant threat to wildlife. Experts have cautioned that dropped seeds and uneaten food can ...

They’re here! It’s time to start looking for tiny, jewel-toned hummingbirds as they make their way through Michigan. Hummingbird Central keeps a map of spring migration sightings as they fly ...