The story of hummingbirds began millions of years ago, when a tectonic shift reshaped South America, and the Andes Mountains ...

Washington's state bird is the Willow Goldfinch, a flash of brilliant yellow that turns up in backyard feeders, weedy fields, and wetland edges across the state. Learn how to identify it, when ...

Wild Wings Birds of Prey said their lease of the land is coming to an end ...

During the month of March, there is enough of a migration occurring across the US to turn certain ridges, lakes, headlands, and coastal peninsulas into moving corridors of hawks, eagles, falcons, and ...

The action shot 'A Surprise Flight' has been shortlisted for the LCE Photographer of the Year Awards – and it showcases ...

I am not a native of Southern California. Since moving here over a decade ago, I have heard stories of the infamous wild parrots that are heard long before they are seen. Yet, I have never seen any ...

From the iridescent purple sunbird to the gregarious rose-ringed parakeet, the country is teeming with beautiful avian life ...

The platypus is one of nature’s strangest mammals. This egg-laying animal sweats milk, hunts by sensing electrical signals, carries venomous spurs, and even glows under ultraviolet light. Discover the ...

Researchers have found that a corvid bird known as a rook can learn to obey spoken human commands by listening to the words ...

Something big is about to land in downtown Portland. Several things actually. Following the runaway success of “Coraline’s Curious Cat Trail,” Portland leaders and artists are launching another larger ...

The new species, named after the electro funk band Chromeo, helps explain the larger story of why only one small group of dinosaurs survived the extinction. A fossil rarely reveals an animal’s entire ...

T he animal world is full of fascinating colors, from bright features, to camouflage coats, and all manner of iridescent ...