Finding a mate in the animal kingdom is not easy. It is often a competitive and dramatic process that requires substantial ...

Potoo birds are among the strangest and most unsettling birds on Earth, nocturnal hunters famous for their haunting screams, glowing eyes, and terrifying facial expressions . Native to the forests of ...

This October, a Mandarin duck became one of New York’s biggest celebrities, as locals and tourists flocked to Central Park to spot the brightly colored fowl. One enterprising New Yorker even went so ...

Since 1905, the National Audubon Society has dedicated itself to the appreciation of birds in all their fine feathered splendor. The annual Audubon Photography Awards haven’t been around for nearly as ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Massachusetts Avenue neighbors say they’re appalled after discovering a dead bird taped to the door of a former business. It’s the second gruesome bird display to hit Indy in the ...

A mystery illness killing songbirds has spread from the Mid-Atlantic to the Midwest in just months, and wildlife managers are still struggling to find the source. A mystery illness killing songbirds ...

Thanks to the developmental fusion of male-female bird twins into one individual, this northern cardinal is half red and half tan -- split lengthwise down its middle -- and is half male and half ...

In the pine forests of Idaho, a bird called the South Hills crossbill is waging one seriously bizarre evolutionary war. Over the last 5,000 years or so, the crossbill---so named because the two halves ...

There are no actual birds in this oddball animation about birds. Instead, it’s filled with strange creatures made of eggs, worms, leaves, and other things we associate with our feathered friends.