Birders in Michigan are scratching their heads over unusual photos of a snowy owl. The animal is perfectly perched on a telegraph pole, but instead of snow white and black feathers, the owl's ...

New 'hybrid' hummingbird with unusual glittering gold feathers puzzles scientists The newly discovered bird’s color might help answer some questions about how hummingbirds evolve.

It’s been called the world’s most dangerous bird. The cassowary’s long dagger-like middle toes were responsible for the death of a man in Florida last year, and new research now shows that ...

Hummingbirds have ultrastiff feathers as an adaptation to the exceptionally high flapping frequencies and unusual flapping stroke they use to hover in front of flowers while sipping nectar.

Our suspicions were correct - this unusual pair of 8th primary feathers and their high-pitched sound were necessary for warning other pigeons to flee.

A 30,000-year-old vulture feather represents a “two-for-the-price-of one” discovery: the fossil itself, and the first evidence that volcanic ash can preserve such soft tissues in exquisite detail. The ...

While living in a 24-foot trailer in the orange groves of east Mesa, Virgil Walker made a decision to become an artist. Twenty-three years later, the now-established artist creates feathered ...

It’s been called the world’s most dangerous bird. The cassowary’s long dagger-like middle toes were responsible for the death of a man in Florida last year, and new research now shows that ...

CNN — It's been called the world's most dangerous bird. Its long dagger-like middle toes, in fact, were responsible for the death of a man in Florida last year. But what excites scientists about ...