Birds exhibit an incredible variety of shapes, sizes and colors, and there is one bird in particular that stands out noticeably in the realm of color. There’s no denying that…

If you follow bird conservation, you may have heard of mist netting and bird banding. These activities are carried out by avian researchers around the world to collect morphological measurements,…

My feet crunched on the lava path as I scanned the trail ahead. Just minutes ago, someone had asked me in the parking lot if there was anything to see…

The truck bounces along the ranch road in the pre-dawn light when a football-sized bird rockets past the headlights. “Prairie chicken,” says Kirk Feuerbacher, as he continues down the road….

Hawai’i’s endemic birds have been decimated since European colonization due to habitat loss and especially the introduction of mammalian predators like cats, pigs and mongooses. Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park remains…

The kite circles low over the avocado orchard. Cruising above the trees, it searches for its next meal. Then it drops to the ground, talons clutching a small, dark object….

United States © Roxana Walters/TNC Photo Contest 2019 The bald eagle was included as part of the seal of the United States of America in 1776, although Congress didn’t official…

Look out for an accipiter migration near you. © Todd Bannor/TNC Photo Contest 2019 Just outside my window, the California quail are nervous. They’ll be scratching around the yard when…

After ruffling a few feathers, the grey jay will not be crowned Canada’s national bird after all. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society had hatched a plan to have a national bird…