A hummingbird’s heart beats over 1,200 times per minute, while the great egret hunts with precision unmatched in shallow ...

Pigeons aren't just 'flying rats' to the pigeon community, which held a fancy pigeon show at Westchester County Center in ...

Dogs aren't the only animals that vie for best in show. Hundreds of breeds of pigeons compete in their own version of the Westminster show, strutting on long, thick legs or fluttering curly, lacy ...

The title of the world's most beautiful bird is often given to the Resplendent Quetzal, native to Central America. Learn why ...

A new global study finds that the visual beauty of birds—their colors and shapes—predicts which wild species are traded by ...

It's been a cold winter in Washington, D.C., but over at the Smithsonian's American Art Museum, there's a flutter of exotic real and imaginary birds, created by 12 contemporary artists, in an exhibit ...

Wild birds are proving both a boon and a bane for the farming communities of the Stillaguamish and Skagit river valleys. The riches of these low-lying zones alongside Puget Sound attract wildlife and ...

Attracting colorful songbirds to your yard is certainly an enjoyable experience, but some species can create more problems than they are worth. Blue jays, with their beautiful plumage and bold ...

This video explores the breathtaking birds that fill Costa Rica’s rainforests with color and sound. Viewers see species ...