Birds & Blooms on MSN2d
Calliope Hummingbird: Smallest Bird in the U.S.
Learn what a Calliope hummingbird looks like, where to find these tiny birds in the U.S., and how to attract them.
National Audubon Society2d
Birds-of-Paradise Feathers Are More Than Flashy—They Glow
Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light ...
National Audubon Society2d
Remembering "The Bird of the Century," a Half-Century Later
In March of 1975, an extremely rare Ross's Gull was confirmed for the first time in the Lower 48. The sighting and the frenzy ...
Science News3d
How fish biologists discovered birds of paradise have fluorescent feathers
A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats.
Stunning pictures show rare red-list bird in the county
HEN HARRIERS are the most "intensely persecuted" of all the UK's birds of prey, with numbers declining due to illegal killing ...
'Rare' hen harrier pair pictured in Northumberland
Nature enthusiasts have been stunned by incredible pictures of a rare hen harrier pair which were pictured in Northumberland. Jason Roach, a wildlife photographer, had heard rumours that the birds of ...
The State17d
‘Rare’ silver creature spotted in snowy Colorado wilderness. See the striking photo
All have a white-tipped tail, just as this one does.” The white on the tip of the creature’s tail is tougher to spot against the snow, but those who look closely will be able to see it.