Whether gliding over the water with its tremendous wings outspread, diving at a 90-degree angle to snatch up fish, or ...

In this mural painted by Vanesa Álvarez Díaz, a Northern Waterthrush perches on a branch amid a selection of colorful native ...

In this mural painted by Pelumi Adegawa, a Gray Catbird peeks out from a garden shed, surrounded by a colorful display of ...

From a gynandromorphic grosbeak to feathers collected at a murder investigation in Florida, biographer Chris Sweeney shares ...

Ken Abrahams has taken thousands of photos of birds. An amateur photographer with limited mobility, he sits on the beach near ...

Extreme temperatures add stress to already-fragile ecosystems. Here’s how you can help birds stay cool.

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Sooner or later, every birder visits the Sunshine State. The subtropical habitats of its southern peninsula provide homes for several species found nowhere else in the United States, from Snail Kite ...

The Greater Honeyguide is the Jekyll and Hyde of birds. At least, that’s how Claire Spottiswoode tells it. The zoologist from the University of Cambridge has spent the past eight years studying the ...

The world’s largest hummingbird has been flying under the radar—sort of. At first glance, the two South American birds once lumped together as the Giant Hummingbird may appear nearly identical, but ...

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Editor's note: This story was originally published in the fall of 2016 during Michael Peterson's retrial. A request for dismissal was rejected, and the case continued into 2017, when he eventually ...