Even if you’re new to stargazing, no doubt you’ve seen the seven bright stars that outline the Big Dipper, and this time of ...

Despite the name, these invasive birds are not actually sparrows but weaver finches, related to other weavers in Africa and elsewhere. European Starling Starlings, which are from Europe and Asia, ...

Airplane etiquette. Where to begin? Firstly, to touch on a frosty area — the spelling. My dear American friends, by spelling “airplane” as though to glide through air, instead of ...

Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.

Peak migration is defined by the seasonal window during which about 50% of nighttime bird migration traffic passes through an ...

From rainbows in flight to haunting forest melodies, discover 12 wild birds that make North America a birdwatcher’s dream.

In the male-dominated world of Delhi's kabootarbazi, one woman's passion for her birds has earned her respect, admiration – ...

The animal kingdom gives us rainbows of color with butterflies and chameleons, and clownfish, but birds give us just as much ...

Ornithologist Bruce Beehler tracks down what he calls the “Magnificent Seven,” a charismatic group of migratory birds, in his ...

Parrots numbered 44460 and 44461 don’t know it yet, but they’re about to meet the human species — with all the trauma that ...

These tiny, mighty, jewel-toned birds are zipping ... Don’t miss the spring sky dance Hummingbird Central keeps a map of spring migration sightings as they fly north from January to May.

It was the bottom of the seventh inning in a tie game with a runner on third when No. 6 Turners Falls eighth grader Autumn Thornton stepped into the batter’s box. On her way out of the dugout ...