Instinct does play a role in nest-building, but so much more seems to be involved. Entwined with instinct are reason, learning, experience, insight, and perhaps even a sense of aesthetics. And when ...

From their feathers to feet, learn more about the major features of bird anatomy and what makes these fascinating animals so ...

A bird beak is the most important resource it has, and every species has one solely designed for survival. Birds use beaks for just about everything: building nests, feeding their young, cleaning ...

Cindy Mosling, a pioneer in Jacksonville wildlife rehabilitation, has died at age 75. Mosling and her husband founded the Bird Emergency Aid and Kare Sanctuary, or BEAKS, on Big Talbot Island. For ...

With a click of the mouse, people can experience the everyday lives of birds in real time through live cameras run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Launched in 2012, the Cornell Lab Bird Cams have ...

After having been relegated to the backrooms of dusty museums, surrounded by a cadre of venerable scientists and even older fossils, evolutionary systematics is now enjoying a renaissance that began ...

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