Ripe fruit is a favorite of orioles, so cutting oranges in half and hanging them from trees is a reliable strategy. Special ...

The most dramatic outcome of sexual selection in these groups is the colorful plumage of the males. These deceptively delicate works of nature have been used as personal adornments, ritual objects, ...

From eating monkeys to flaunting weird bills and crazy-long feathers, these are 25 of the most unusual birds in the world.

If you’re looking for a warbler that isn’t just passing through the Chesapeake Bay region on its way to summer breeding grounds way up north, keep a lookout the next ...

Spring is the nesting season for birds. Last time out, I discussed birdhouses, a valuable preliminary tool for certain cavity ...

Both male and female American woodcocks will have multiple clutches of eggs with multiple partners over the course of a ...

Seeing red is a good thing for nature enthusiasts. Obviously many birds may have some or a lot of red. Cardinal males top the ...

Monotypic. Length 8". Sexually dimorphic. Takes more than a year to acquire adult plumage. Adult male: unique in North America. Its black head, throat, back, wings, and tail contrast with gleaming ...

That kind of weather could benefit six horses that have won in the mud or slop before, including early favorites Fierceness ...

Most of us have a favorite species of bird based on their song, color or habits. There is a fascinating bird that will never win a beauty contest, yet it plays an important role in our environment.

The threat of wet weather dissipated as the day went on. Fierceness was holding as the 7-2 favorite, followed by Sierra Leone ...

Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a three-horse photo finish, edging out Sierra Leone by a nose with Forever Young ...