While some birds possess drab, plain-looking feathers, others sport brightly-colored feathers. Females typically appear less colorful than males, an adaptation that helps protect them from predators.

The vagrant kelp gull mated with a local herring gull, though the chick did not survive. Experts say it's a "complete mystery" how the bird came to nest so far north in the first place ...

These people may have been inspired by animals they observed in nature, where there are many birds with mohawks that rival ...

All to battle an 8-ounce, highly adaptive bird that's colonizing the country -- and leaving behind inch-thick layers of droppings as it goes. The great-tailed grackle, called by some the devil ...

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