The color palette of the birds you see out your window depends on where you live. If you're far from the Equator, most birds tend to have drab colors, but the closer you are to the tropics, you'll ...

Nature produces some truly extravagant costumes, and birds have evolved more than their fair share of dazzling outfits. Often, it's the male birds that steal the show with bold colors and unfurling ...

Slowly driving down the three miles of gravel road that twists and turns from our quiet cabin in the woods to the commotion of a series of paved and noisy roads that we’d be bound to for the next 500 ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Fall is here, and we see the leaves turning yellow, orange or red thanks to a trick of our vision: our brains categorize colors. Scientists have learned that birds with colorful ...

I am fascinated by all aspects of nature. It doesn’t matter if it’s insects, reptiles, amphibians, plants, rocks or mammals. I love it all. But for some reason, birds seem to be rise to the top of my ...

Nov. 1 (UPI) --The spectrum of colors seen on modern bird eggs likely evolved from dinosaurs, a new study suggests. According to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, non-bird ...

Aug. 29 (UPI) --According to a new study, some birds of prey can detect contrasts between objects at a greater distance than humans -- but only if the object is a different color than the background.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Birds perform amazing feats. They fly, not just across the yard but across continents. They build nests, each so distinctive that construction and location identify the builder.

Migratory birds are specially adapted to find their way over extreme distances that represent remarkable tests of endurance. Now, researchers reporting December 6 in the journal Current Biology have ...

If you want to create a haven for bright and colorful birds to roam your yard, you may want to start incorporating bright purple flowers to draw them in further. Unlike humans, birds have four color ...

From teeny hummingbirds to giant whooping cranes, roughly half of the world’s more than 10,000 bird species migrate. Longer wings and beefed-up flying muscles often help these birds crisscross vast ...