That would be its huge, secondary wing feathers, which along with the tail are used to woo females. The wings are full of ...

Despite their colorful appearance, blue jays are actually in the genus corvidae, the same as crows and ravens. These birds are typically 9 to 12 inches long from beak to tail and weigh under 3.5 ...

Successful Western Oregon forest grouse and mountain quail hunters are asked to donate a wing and tail of harvested birds for biological research. Deposit wings and tails in bright blue collection ...

Birds are some of the most colorful animals on Earth, with a palette of rainbow tones to feast your eyes on. Here are our picks for some of our most flamboyant feathered friends.

6 birds with magnificent wings. ... the rainbow lorikeet displays a stunning mix of green, blue, yellow, and red feathers, ... Peacock is famous for its colourful and large tail feathers.

Red-tailed hawks use a more open area for hunting and typically nest on the edge of the woods, rather than deep in the forest as does the red-shouldered hawk Midland Daily News Logo Hearst ...

Later that evening, when authorities brought the red-tailed hawk from Paxton to her home, she knew immediately something was wrong. "The moment the bird extended its wings, you could see they'd ...

Male scarlet tanagers are an electric red with black wings. (Jim Williams ... accented by their black wings and tail. ... a handsome blue-gray bird that haunts lakeshores and stream sides in its ...

It had feathers and wings, so it was clearly a bird — but it sported a long tail and sharp claws, which seemed reptilian. Read the paper: Earliest short-tailed bird from the Late Jurassic of China ...

"I think garden birds in themselves are so beautiful but a blue tit is a blue tit is a blue tit, and there's plenty of them," he added. "But a blue tit with iridescent rainbow wings is a one-in-a ...

CANFIELD — For decades, Birds in Flight Sanctuary has operated within a relatively confined space, but since last year, the organization has been able to rapidly and expansively spread its wings.