"Boy, he's really red! I don't think I've ever seen them that red before," my wife said admiringly of a male purple finch crunching sunflower seeds at the feeder. He was a nice burgundy. The male ...
Other than covering up their naked bodies, what are a bird’s feathers for? Feathers are responsible for more than just a bird’s ability to fly, they provide weather protection. Feathers make a bird ...
Summer is a busy time for birds. The adults must help their new brood(s) of youngsters learn valuable life skills so they survive the coming winter; many species change their diet from insects to ...
Have you noticed that birds seem to keep a low profile this time of year? “I’ve had people ask me why they don’t see mockingbirds around in August,” said Sylvia Gallagher, chairwoman of bird ...
Flying Colors is a sponsored column on the hobby of backyard bird feeding written by Michael Zuiker, owner of the Wild Birds Unlimited store at the Lee Harrison Shopping Center. Visit the store at ...
Just as people make seasonal wardrobe changes, many birds are now in the process of a transformation of their own, losing and replacing their feathers in a process known as molting. Birds spend a lot ...
Birds are the only group of dinosaurs that survived the asteroid-induced mass extinction 66 million years ago. But not all the birds alive at the time made it. Why the ancestors of modern birds lived ...
In late summer and autumn, millions of birds fly above our heads, often at night, winging their way toward their wintering grounds. Before the journey, many birds molt their bright feathers, replacing ...
Most backyard feeder birds molt from July through September, although some may molt through December. Molting is the process by which a bird replaces its feathers. Every molting bird needs extra ...
The dog days of August give us time for a detailed study of how backyard songbirds begin changing their feathers. Feathers give birds the gift of flight. Strong, durable and often lustrous during ...
Explore the colors of songbird migration in a photo essay that displays the ways distance and timing affect plumage. In late summer and autumn, millions of birds fly above our heads, often at night, ...
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