SEASIDE, Ore. — Visitors at the Oregon Coast in recent weeks have spotted something unusual along some stretches of the beach: large clusters of small, blue-tinted creatures that look sort of ...

A new dive into the bird family tree found that iridescent colorful feathers originated ... is an example of structural color. [Related: Why blue animals are so rare in nature.] ...

This bird photographed by middle school band teacher Michael Sanchez in Oregon is believed to be a blue rock thrush, a bird rare to not only Oregon, but the United States. Birders flock to Hug ...