It’s hard not to be dazzled by the bright yellow butterflies fluttering around the Inland Northwest these days. Not only are they striking in color, but they’re among the biggest butterfly species in ...

Some birds sport unique-looking crowns, crests, or mohawks. Continue reading to learn more about these birds.  9. Golden Pheasant  Also known as the Chinese pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), ...

To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator ...

It’s about seven inches tall, with bright yellow legs, a pale gray back and large ... Look for a 30-inch bird with very angular wings, a brown back and tail, a brown neck, large long yellowish bill ...

We live in one of the most idyllic neighborhoods in Arkansas. Tall forests surround us on all sides. Rolling hills follow nearby Jimerson Creek down to the Arkansas River. Bald eagles and red-tail ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

The plane split, parts crashing into nearby homes. Fires spread fast, setting off the kitchen cylinders in a chain of blasts.

During spring migration’s height, in April and May, from 6 a.m. to noon, volunteers catch and band birds in the Occoquan National Wildlife Refuge near Marumsco Creek three mornings a week, a ...

There are more than 1,200 members in the Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance, where birders are turning a hobby into a lifestyle ...

With its bright golden mantle and jet-black body, it would be hard to mistake the yellow-headed blackbird for any other species.

Where cardinals are a bright red, male scarlet tanagers are a red-hot, almost electric red, accented by their black wings and tail. (Females are a less noticeable yellow-green color.) ...

Scarlet Tanagers are bright red with black wings in summer, making them easy to spot in the forest. In autumn, their colour changes to a duller olive-yellow, helping them hide among the fall leaves.