At first, I thought it was a female cardinal, which are mostly dull red and about the same size. Definitely not a stray ...

Sure enough, it’s that handsome devil with a black face mask, impressive crest, and bright red feathers — the male cardinal ... are rich in carotenoids. Female cardinals don’t get bright ...

Brilliant red and resilient all year long, the beloved Northern Cardinal is the official bird of seven ... Rare yellow cardinals and birds with half-male and half-female plumage turn up from time to ...

These cold, windy February days keep some of us older folks indoors trying to stay warm. Recent snowfalls have finally turned ...

Brrr…it’s cold outside! But for many of our feathered friends, winter in Michigan is just another season. Get to know a few of our small and resourceful winter ...

A study in Ecology Letters shows birds worldwide make strategic decisions about how they live based on their environmental ...

As winter loosens its grip, red-winged blackbirds, chickadees and migrating geese signal the arrival of spring, while ...

A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats.

A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows. By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form ...