Birds & Blooms readers captured extraordinary photos when some unusual, rare birds showed up in unexpected places.

The red-backed shrike was once a summer regular in the U.K. Unfortunately, the bird became all but extinct by 1989, making sightings of this species incredibly rare. According to the Northern Echo, ...

You'll be amazed at these white cardinal photos. Also see other leucistic birds, including partially albino hummingbirds, ...

A wildlife photographer in Canada was left speechless after inadvertently capturing images of a rare bird of prey. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that Brendon Clark was on the hunt for ...

A trail camera at a nature reserve in Australia photographed a night parrot, the “planet’s most elusive bird,” conservationists said. Photo from Bush Heritage Australia As night settled across the ...

Birders in southeast Louisiana had been in a flurry in recent days over images circulating online that show what some believed to be a rare, melanistic Great Blue Heron on the northshore. Wildlife ...

Celebrating bird beauty and diversity around the world, the Bird Photographer of the Year has released the winners and finalists chosen from more than 33,000 images entered into the competition this ...