It’s the first time a Northern Lapwing has been identified in the western Algerian steppes and is considered a “passing ...

Black skimmers will sometimes rest on the beach by laying their head and belly on the sand, Koczur said. A casual observer ...

Some birds sport unique-looking crowns, crests, or mohawks. Continue reading to learn more about these birds.  9. Golden Pheasant  Also known as the Chinese pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), ...

In this Bird of the Week segment, Stacia Brezinski with the Maine Audubon tells us all about the herring gull.

For the first time, in what Luttazi called an “anomaly,” beachgoers on June 3 were asked to leave a few hours before the beach closed at 6 p.m. because plovers were actively laying eggs at two ...

Animals range in size, shape, and appearance. Some possess drab, plain-looking feathers, scales, or skin, while others sport brightly-colored features. Typically, females appear less colorful than ...

I liked to watch. You could mistake a male merganser with his green head and large white belly for a drake mallard. They are about the same size. Instead of a duck bill, the merganser has a hooked, ...

Note long, slim wings and tail, and small head. 5. American Kestrel: Note pale underside with orangey chest, black spots on belly two black “sideburns” on head, and blue upperwing coverts, orange tail ...

Lapwing are around 28-31 cm long with a wingspan of 70-76cm. They are typically seen here on estuaries, farmland and wetlands in autumn, winter, and spring but are a scarce breeding species. A ...

With its white belly and black wingtips and wrist patches, the osprey is easily recognisable. Having become extinct as a breeding bird in Scotland in 1916, the osprey re-colonised naturally in ...

Four flycatchers were spotted enjoying their meal. The striking features of the birds are their unique royal blue upper- parts, white belly, and black face and throat.

The Big Garden Birdwatch, which started in 1979, has become a much-loved annual citizen science event providing the RSPB with a valuable snapshot of how our garden birds are doing in the UK. Over that ...