While some birds possess drab, plain-looking feathers, others sport brightly-colored feathers. Females typically appear less colorful than males, an adaptation that helps protect them from predators.

The vagrant kelp gull mated with a local herring gull, though the chick did not survive. Experts say it's a "complete mystery" how the bird came to nest so far north in the first place ...

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To accommodate egg-laying, breeding females have a wider pelvic bone. Experienced handlers can learn to feel the differences between the male and female pelvic bones through a physical examination. 3.

Songbirds like this female Yellow Warbler often drape strands of spiderwebs over the outside of the nest and the twigs that support it, helping to secure it in place. Neighborly Dispute In most bird ...

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