BIRDS

Discover the fascinating ways eggs provide everything a baby bird needs, including oxygen through a sophisticated system of membranes and air pockets.

Uncover the secrets of the dawn chorus and why birds choose to sing in the early hours.

Uncover the key features that set hawks and falcons apart, including their flight patterns, eye color, size, and hunting techniques.

Here’s your introduction to this legendary, (maybe?) extinct avian—and a look-alike species that might be the source of all the rumors.

The loose flesh that hangs from a turkey’s neck isn’t the most attractive part of the bird—to humans, at least.

Scare crows may deter crows and blackbirds, but you'll have to make some modifications for them to really work.

BirdCast tells you how many birds are flying overhead on a given night, which species are coming and going, and more.

A safari group in South Africa witnessed one bird’s epic failure to woo a female.

For at least 500 years—and maybe more—pigeon fanciers have bred wonderfully bizarre-looking pigeons.

An ornery bird once tried to disembowel the Man in Black.

To city dwellers, it might seem that pigeons multiply magically: All the birds swooping down at us, or scurrying out of the way when we walk, are fully grown. How come we never see baby pigeons anywhere?

The zoo presents familiar birds in a fresh, unified way—and drives home the message that people can take simple steps to protect birds’ future.