There is something undeniably joyful about watching birds flit between shrubs in the landscape or perch on seed heads in a ...

The bluebird feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates (such as moths, worms, flies, ants, etc.), but they will search for berries, especially in winter. You will often see them perched on wires ...

Q: I watched a beautiful male cardinal feeding an all-brown bird on the roof of my garage. Why would it feed another species? A: That’s a great observation and it indicates how different young ...

You’re outside when suddenly you hear an unfamiliar chirp. Looking around, you wonder, “Is it a squirrel?” “Is it a bat?” And ...

Natural camouflage is one of nature’s greatest gifts in the animal kingdom. Sure, some animals have deadly toxins or surgically sharp claws, but these are active forms of defense. Camouflage is the ...

In the winter, these birds molt and grow pure white feathers. They live in the far north of Canada’s Nunavut territory, where they’re practically invisible against its snowy landscape.

A beautiful American Goldfinch eating sunflower seeds in the summer Image by American Goldfinch via Depositphotos The American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) brings a flash of sunshine yellow to backyards ...

But that’s just one theory behind the bird’s wardrobe malfunction. As Geoff LeBaron, Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count director, points out, the cardinal’s crest and wing feathers look frayed in photos.

The bird’s right wing is longer and has dark feathers, characteristic of male rose-breasted grosbeaks. Its left wing is smaller and brown, characteristic of females.

Cardinals at Pope Francis's funeral. | Dan Kitwood/GettyImages American colonists named the birds cardinals as a nod to the red-gowned religious figures (either directly or after the word cardinal ...

According to All About Birds at Cornell University, “Cardinals don’t migrate and they don’t molt into a dull plumage, so they’re still breathtaking in winter’s snowy backyards.” The male cardinals ...

The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a non-migratory bird that lives year-round in North Carolina. Its range extends as far north as Canada and as far west as Texas. The cardinal loosely ...