• Tufted Titmouse on heated birdbath • Why is water so important? Well just like the warmer months, birds need to stay hydrated! • Key reasons water is essential for birds during the winter: • ...

We heard a thin, high-pitched sound repeated several times while walking up a snow-covered hill in a spruce forest. Could it be a golden-crowned kinglet surviving in these sub-freezing temperatures?

More than fluff makes a feather. Tucked away in its vane and shaft is a surprising amount of valuable data. Thanks to recent technology breakthroughs, researchers can glean a lot of information about ...

Have you ever wondered how birds can stay warm in the cold winter months? Common redpolls are a great example. These energetic foragers weigh less than 15 grams and can survive temperatures that ...

Birds such as the Mandarin duck, scarlet macaw, and lilac-breasted roller come in colors that seem to defy reality. Some ...

Shane Abernethy of Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station, says the pigeons in Toronto look more rotund because they floof up their feathers, especially when it’s cold. He explains pigeons will ...

DEL MAR, Calif. — From dawn to dusk, squawks of beautiful birds fill the air, their colorful feathers fluffing in the wind at Free Flight Exotic Bird Sanctuary in Del Mar. The jungle by the sea is a ...

Domestic chickens were analyzed in different scenarios which evoked varied emotions and found to display facial redness (blushing) and facial feather fluffing. Happy, relaxed birds showed preening ...