To celebrate the beginning of spring in the Gaelic calendar, ornithologist Seán Ronayne is across the schedule on RTÉ lyric fm with a new series to discuss the distinct bird songs, melodies and calls ...

The Common Snipe is a small wader with cryptic plumage. Its body is mottled brown and black, with buff stripes on the back and crown. The long, straight bill is dark brown, measuring about 6-7 cm in ...

Perfectly camouflaged and notoriously elusive, this tiny bobbing wader prefers to freeze rather than flee when threatened. The Jack Snipe is a small, stocky wader with cryptic plumage. Its upper parts ...

FREEPORT, Maine — The American Birding Association has named its 2025 bird of the year, and it's a bird Mainers are quite familiar with. This year's winner is the common loon. "Loons are big, they're ...

Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...

While much of the recent attention locally has been on the Eagles, a group of volunteers from western Schuylkill County has ...

In 2019, scientists rediscovered a species of miniature deer long lost to science within the dry coastal forests of southern ...

Great Backyard Bird Count” asks people to track the birds they see and hear over a few days. The information can help ...

What is avian flu - and how does it spread? Avian flu (more commonly known as bird flu) is an influenza virus most common in wild birds and poultry. It can spread to mammals - and very rarely to ...

Hunting may be instinctual for dogs, but the size of the prey is definitely enough to put them off the task. A Yorkshire ...

Why You Should Offer Peanuts to Birds Peanuts are like a secret weapon for people who love feeding birds. Your feathered ...