The bluebird feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates (such as moths, worms, flies, ants, etc.), but they will search for berries, especially in winter. You will often see them perched on wires ...

It’s the first time a Northern Lapwing has been identified in the western Algerian steppes and is considered a “passing ...

For Stephenson’s yellow cardinal (not to be confused with a Yellow Cardinal), we'll have to see if its look is permanent. Regardless, at least it wore its golden feathers boldly. “If I fly or if I ...

Other contestants included the Neckless Northern Cardinal (eliminated in round one); Dark-eyed Junco in the Trunko (eliminated in round five) and Pudgy Pine Warbler (eliminated in round four).

A life of faith Cardinal Parolin was born on Jan 17, 1955, into a deeply Catholic family near Venice in northern Italy. His father managed a hardware store and his mother was a teacher. His ...

Once upon a time, the northern cardinal was mainly a southern bird. In the 1880s, people rarely spotted them north of the Ohio River. Obviously, this is no longer the case.

Q:I’m a big owl fan and have seen several kinds, especially the great horned owl. But I wonder: Why I don’t ever see short-eared owls? A:These tawny owls with their dramatically outlined eyes spend ...

Spotify Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and ...

Peggy Guthrie of rural Long Grove, Iowa, snapped this photo of an unusual female northern cardinal sitting in her weeping mulberry tree. I forwarded it to Steve Hager, an associate professor of ...

Birds like the northern cardinal and even the American robin, Michigan's state bird, tend to survive extreme cold better. Though robins are known to migrate south to warmer temperatures when ...