According to the Cornell Lab or Ornithology, there are four general wing shapes that allow birds to do specific things, such ...

According to the Cornell Lab or Ornithology, there are four general wing shapes that allow birds to do specific things, such ...

Elliptical wings allow birds to take off quickly ... they also have highly developed nerves and muscles that are well adapted for their rapid wing beats and jet-like movement.

A sighting of a ruby-throated hummingbird was reported Wednesday, April 16, at a Cortlandt Manor bird feeder in northern ...

Hummingbird wings are flatter than other birds’ wings, and “they don't ... and the way their nervous system interacts with their muscles, is more like insects. They're phenomenal athletes.” ...

Monarchs traveled to a remote part of Mexico, a journey they've made for thousands of years, and wintered there. Now tens of ...

Boo could see only shadows and was unable to fly or perch before the NCSU Veterinary Hospital removed his cataracts in a rare ...

But, while we already appreciate that gardening can give us a good workout for free, there is increasing evidence that it ...

Ornithologist Bruce Beehler tracks down what he calls the “Magnificent Seven,” a charismatic group of migratory birds, in his ...

In Beijing, birds of prey from four families — Accipitridae (hawks and eagles), Pandionidae (ospreys), Falconidae (falcons), ...