No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in ... in lots of different birds across the bird tree ...

For many species of birds, the greatest threat their chicks face are nest-attacking predators, such as raccoons and opossums. Previous research found that wading birds — such as storks ...

The great Florida swamp is a terrible place to raise a family. Wading birds with nests in the Everglades worry constantly. Bandits are everywhere. They steal babies and eat them, sometimes in ...

If that sounds like a perilous choice, consider this: Egrets, heron and other long-legged wading birds of the Florida swamps have more reasons to fear raccoons and possums, who invade nests and ...

Take a look at some of the amazing methods birds use to handle the heat: Flamingos and other wading birds take advantage of their long, thin legs to stay cool. Wading birds, such as flamingos and ...

Wading birds across the Everglades had a rough couple of years with annual nesting over the last two seasons below the 10-year average, according to reports compiled by the South Florida Water ...

Wading birds that once flocked here in untold numbers have shrunken in population over the past 100-plus years, and it seems the downward spiral is continuing for some species. The South Florida ...