"AMAZING" pictures of a starling murmuration have been captured near Pershore. Pat Pitt captured the shot of starlings flying in unison and creating stunning shapes in the sky. The pictures were ...

You’ll be familiar with their song – an intricate aria of high-pitched whistles culminating with a rapid-fire trill. March is the perfect time to hear belting Wrens as they prepare to enter their ...

Bird feathers are among nature’s most extraordinary creations — engineered for flight, designed for survival and often ...

These photographs show how the bird dives into the water with its wings open, and uses transparent eyelids to protect it from the water. A kingfisher about to break the water in a river for its prey.

During the Cognizant Classic, golfer Ryan Gerard's tee shot hit a bird mid-flight, drawing comparisons to Randy Johnson's ...

By the way, Ng confirms that bald eagle infatuation is very much an American enterprise. Folks in Canada and Mexico just see bald eagles as another bird, however impressive. But no matter where you’re ...

Otto lounges comfortably in Adams Park as the beloved mascot of Fergus Falls. This massive river otter has been charming ...

Birds are not just creatures of the sky. Many species have become expert swimmers and divers. Penguins, cormorants, puffins, ...

Vanya, curator of birds and mammals at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates, studies a turkey vulture wing at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. — Photos: BRYAN ANSELM/The New York Times Vanya ...

The 19th century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins paid homage to the kingfisher’s brilliant plumage in his poem “As Kingfishers ...