How Birds Brave the Extremes, All Day, Every Day
A new book reveals the strange and wondrous adaptations birds rely on to get by.
Keeping Birds as Pets: What You Need to Know
Birds such as parrots and canaries can make great pets but they take a lot of care. Dr. Laurie Hess explains how to make sure a pet bird is right for you.
Should You Put a Baby Bird Back in the Nest? Depends If It’s Cute
It’s a myth that mama bird will reject her baby if you touch it—but what does science say about meddling?
How to Keep Buildings From Killing Hundreds of Millions of Birds a Year
Using technology to stop birds from flying into buildings
How Do Birds Drink on the Fly?
For swallows and swifts, it's a real athletic feat.
See how birds change their tunes to fit their surroundings
Songbirds want their notes to be heard, so they shift the pitch and cadence of their melodies to fit into their natural environs. It's a plus for potential mates—and for any birders listening on.
How Do Hurricanes Affect Birds?
When severe weather hits, humans hunker down. But what about the feathered among us?
How Do Feathers Keep Birds Warm?
It requires thousands and thousands of feathers and a whole lot of preening.
Why Bird Fathers Are Superior
They are attentive parents, building nests, feeding chicks and even showing their young how to sing.
How to Turn a Bad Day Into a Good One Fast
Up your energy and enthusiasm with this one simple trick
Roofing Revolution: How (Gorgeous) Green Roofs Benefit Birds
It’s not wasted space if you do something with it. Four green roof projects are helping species around the world.
Why Fat Birds Are Better At Making Babies
A new study shows that some warblers tack on the pounds—or, rather, fractions of an ounce to stay in good reproductive shape.
Scientists (finally) figure out why birds don't crash into each other.
It’s a simple question that you’ve probably never thought about: with all those birds flying around, how come you never see two birds crash mid-air? To answer this question, researchers put parakeets (aka budgerigars) into an air tunnel and had them fly towards each other. They found that birds have evolved a simple way to …
Video: Why Does My Cat... Chatter at Birds?
Dr. Patty Khuly decodes why your indoor cat makes a curious chattering sound while staring at birds outside the window.
The girl who gets gifts from birds
Lots of people give food to the birds in their garden and get nothing in return - but when one girl feeds the crows outside her house, they show their affection with tiny presents.
What's that Bird at Your Suet Feeder?
15 Stunning Photos of the Showiest Show Birds on Earth
Why Do Small Birds Have Sweeter Songs?
An anatomical difference in some birds produces sounds that are music to the human ear, experts say.
Do You Know Where the Birds Go?
Why Do Writers Love Birding So Much?
My husband and I spend much of our free time in remote places, walking the trails and fields and dirt roads looking for birds. We seldom meet anyone in the wildlife refuges and bogs we regularly vi…
