In the forests, fields, and backyards of North America, the striped skunk is an unmistakable sight. Its bold black-and-white stripes are more than just a fashion statement—they’re a warning.

The red-bellied woodpecker is known for its combination of a bright red head and feathers that look like a black-and-white-striped cape. This bird uses a barbed tongue and sticky spit to help ...

The largest and most spectacular of all of Georgia’s water bird rookeries is where I was last week -- at Woody Pond in the 2,800-acre Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge in coastal McIntosh ...

Beach-nesting bird season continues along the upper Texas Coast. The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory is continuing to monitor birds on Matagorda Beach and Sargent Beach. We are focused on Wilson’s ...

Painting wind turbines with black and white stripes could prevent seabirds from colliding with ... a Norwegian study found that painting one blade black could cut bird strikes by up to 70 per cent.

UK researchers have found that birds avoid bumblebees even when the insects do not have the classic black-and-yellow stripes.

Red-necked grebes have a rusty-red neck, a black cap, a dark brown back and a thick pointed bill. The red-necked grebe nests in lakes of western and northern Minnesota.