A seagull's head was marked with a swastika and its feathers were ripped out by an inmate at a prison in England; the gull is now recovering at a local wildlife rescue.

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

A red-capped manakin will moonwalk better than Michael Jackson in a lek of others when it wants to attract a female mate.

In this Bird of the Week segment, Stacia Brezinski with the Maine Audubon tells us all about the herring gull.

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But in spring, male Ruffs grow bright, decorative feathers around their necks in colours like black, white, rust, and even gold. These flashy feathers help attract mates.

Tweety, a yellow-tailed black cockatoo, was born with leucism, a rare genetic mutation that affects the pigmentation of the birds' feathers, causing them to turn completely yellow. The rarity ...

Parrots are unique among birds in how they produce the pigmentation that makes their vibrant feathering. It turns out a single enzyme calibrates the reds and yellows of a parrot's brilliance.

Q: There’s a bird about the size of a crow that flies along our lakeshore, and gives an odd song or call. It’s gray and white and I can’t find it in my field guide. Any ideas?

A seagull was taken in by a local animal rescue after its head was marked with a swastika in Newport, England A seagull's head was painted with a large black swastika and some of the animal's ...