Black and white coloration is visually striking. A deep contrast in colors can draw the eye and make birds and other animals ...

Starlings in fall and winter are mostly black but often have white speckles all over them, especially noticeable close up. Starlings generally aren’t a problem at bird feeders, at least not the ...

From zebras and dalmatians to pandas and sergeant butterflies, the classic shades are also seen in a variety of birds. While a few are completely white and some fully black, it is the blend of the ...

Black doesn't get much blacker than the plumage of male birds of paradise ... Regular black feathers' tiniest microscopic branches typically overlap one another and lie flat, Feo said.

You ever see a bird clutching onto a branch high in a tree and wonder, "What happens if it falls asleep? How could it hold on?" The avian talon works through a "pulley system of tendons ...