Paleontologists have discovered Plumadraco bankoorum, a new species of bird from 121 million years ago in China. This ...

For most birds, looking good for spring means undergoing a partial molt. Because feathers are pure protein, shedding and ...

Birds have all kinds of fancy decorations for attracting mates—male peacocks have a fan of feathers accented with shimmering ...

The newly discovered species displayed its "crazy" tail feathers to attract mates around 120 million years ago. The post ...

New Guinea's tropical rainforests are home to one of the animal kingdom's most spectacular courtship rituals, with male birds ...

Birds tend to be more colorful in the tropics, and scientists wanted to find out how they got there: if colorful feathers evolved in the tropics, or if tropical birds have brightly-colored ancestors ...

Birds boast some of the most vibrant colors among terrestrial animals. Our pretty avian friends have inspired our Democrat and Chronicle photographers for years and captured the imaginations of many ...

BRAINERD — I was hunkered in a blind I had placed along the edge of field when a magnificent tom turkey walked into view a mere 50 feet away. I “yelped” softly on a diaphragm turkey call, and ...

Each Canada goose that you see flying around in formation around Lancaster County these days has between 20,000 and 25,000 feathers, most hidden from sight. A typical songbird at your backyard feeder ...