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 ...

Males are mostly blue while the females are a dull, bluish-gray with varying hues of blue on the wings and tail. Insects are the bluebird’s preferred cuisine for much of the year.

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 ...

Parker Ridge, Newburyport: Cooper’s Hawk, Turkey Vulture, American Crow, Blue Jay, European Starling, Common Grackle, Northern Flicker, White-breasted Nuthatch ...

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.

Birds use their wings and specialized tail to maneuver through the air while flying. It turns out that the purpose of a bird's tail may have also aided in their diversification by allowing them to ...

Red, white and blue birds of Pennsylvania. ... The blood-red body of the male scarlet tanager, starkly offset by jet-black wings and tail, rivals that of the male cardinal.

Up close, he is strikingly beautiful with wide wings and a bold red tail. We learn from him that favorite birds or animals stem from familiarity; they need to be seen and recognized in order for ...