Common elements of bird symbolism Here is a look at birds' spiritual meanings in folklore, native cultures, and modern beliefs.

Attract them to your yard with a hummingbird feeder that stores nectar, or plant flowers such as bee balm, hostas, petunias, ...

Dove hunting kicks fall seasons off with a big bang. And while there is no better way to warm up for later bird seasons than with a hot dove shoot or two, dove hunting is well-worth pursuing in ...

People living near parks often find common backyard birds like the Rainbow Lorikeet visit their balconies. Sony NEX-5 camera ...

Bird names, both common and scientific, try to help clarify which bird is which. For black-capped chickadees, that means Poecile atricapillus for the Latin name, and any number of regional names.

A new strain of bird flu has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health reported the outbreak of the new strain, H5N9, earlier this week.

The Dove Bird Personality and Behaviors Doves spend most of their time foraging for food, preening their feathers, and bathing themselves in water, dust, and sunlight.

The passenger pigeon was once the most numerous bird in the world. In the mid-1800s, billions of these birds were flying over the forests of eastern North America. Yet in just half a century, they’d ...

The common tern is now Hoboken’s honorary city bird after Train suggested the concept to the city council and the council voted favorably.

While dogs are not common carriers of bird flu, they can become infected, especially if exposed to sick or dead birds.

A migratory diver of the loon family, the common loon (Gavia immer) has been important to people living in the Great Lakes region for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

A catbird was skulking around the forsythia in my backyard this morning, but she was stealthy enough to keep their nest a ...