As part of our ad hoc Scotland’s Wonderful Wildlife series, Thom Quinn describes a consequential meeting with a puffin, a ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

There can be few other British birds that are so steeped in mystery and folklore as the woodcock. Unusually, several of these rather suspect ‘country-tales’ are, astonishingly, true. There is no doubt ...

Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking, quixotic efforts.

The annual migration of sandhill cranes brings bird-watchers in droves to see the ... flapping their wings and sticking their long beaks in the air to vocalize with purring and squawks as they ...

The annual migration of sandhill cranes brings bird-watchers in droves to see the ... flapping their wings and sticking their long beaks in the air to vocalize with purring and squawks as they ...

Green sea turtles congregate near a dock in the ... Their mouths are similar to bird beaks, perhaps because turtles share a common ancestor with chickens. All but leatherbacks, with their layer ...

When we think of large birds, we might picture swans, ostriches, or eagles. But which bird is the biggest? Well, it depends ...

These birds have a massive wingspan ranging from 6.6 to 11.5 feet, depending on the species, and can weigh up to 25 pounds. Moreover, they have powerful legs and webbed feet that allow them to launch ...

Bird beaks are adapted in all sorts of ways according to the kind of food the particular bird species eats. For instance, eagles have hook-tipped beaks for tearing flesh, hummingbirds have long ...