The incredible nesting secrets of Costa Rica’s streak-backed oriole. These birds weave black fungal rhizomorphs into their teardrop nests, repelling stinging ants and protecting their young. Learn ...

bird portraits. (My own favourite from this era is from 1778: the Bengali artist Sheikh Zain ud-Din’s painting of a black-hooded oriole on the branch of a jackfruit tree.) As Sayam U.

Mangaluru: The annual campus bird count at the Mangalore University campus recorded a total of 104 bird species. The bird count 2025 was conducted from Feb 14 to 17, organised by Applied Zoology ...

But it also highlights the growing long-term threat of climate change-fuelled storms and rising seas on beach-nesting birds, notably the endangered hooded plover. Loading... The bird was already ...

A few rufous brown birds are diligently working their way through the leafy ... who ruthlessly drive away any other drupe eaters. A gleaming black-hooded oriole bright as a Kolkata taxi, and his wife ...

The entire jacket stuffs into an included storage pouch for when the weather switches up, and the hood is also removable, which gives me the freedom to wear cute balaclavas and hooded scarves when ...

Audubon’s Oriole is a striking bird with a yellow body and a jet-black head ... Yes, the Bullock's, Scott's, Hooded, and Spot-breasted all have orange on their fronts while the Altamira, Baltimore, ...

Black Hooded Oriole. (Courtesy: Surya Prakash) The 25th edition of Big Bird Day (BBD) was deemed a success. The annual citizen-led birding event, held on February each year, saw over 500 experts ...

The current outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has caused concern among scientists, public health officials and lawmakers. Recent studies and reports show that the virus has spread further ...

Bird food is a small but crucial way of supporting British wildlife. Provide meals for birds and their young and you’ll be rewarded with beautiful birdsong and displays of natural colour. Bird food is ...

An outing to the countryside is a lovely way to spend the day, but bird watchers in the UK don’t need to leave home to enjoy some fantastic wild bird species. The United Kingdom is blessed with a host ...