A young robin, not quite two weeks old, jumps off a branch and settles on the leaf litter below her nest tree. In just a few hours, her three siblings follow suit, fluttering downward, then scuttling ...

A young songbird that has hatched and left its nest is called a fledgling. Here I show a fledgling northern cardinal that I photographed May 12. Fledgling northern cardinals look like they are dusty ...

If you ever find a young bird with scruffy feathers, hopping around looking sort of clueless, with no parents to be seen, you might think it’s in trouble and needs to be rescued. But that’s probably ...

"Feed me! Feed me!" In recent days, the cry, emitted in various avian "languages," has blared throughout the Tri-State. Fledglings abound. Yes, they've left the nest, flying generally well now, minus ...

This spring, Pasadena Humane’s Wildlife Helpline has heard from many concerned callers who think they’ve found an injured or abandoned bird. Luckily, in most cases, the bird in question is not hurt or ...

The northern cardinal seems an obvious choice for Indiana’s state animal. Its vivid red feathers stand out against winter ...

Spring migration is over. It’s now prime nesting time for Georgia’s songbirds, most of which are incubating eggs or tending babies. Several year-round birds — bluebirds, cardinals, Carolina chickadees ...

A new face in your yard? The face of some strange, pale new bird, streaky and splotchy, with no clear field marks? And you wonder who it is. Fledglings, the term for birds just out of the nest, often ...