One morning, as I am walking down the hill toward the marshy area on my road listening to the wonderful, behind-the-scenes chorus of the resident warblers — chestnut-sided, redstart, yellow, ...

There are many different species of kingfisher, and those that eat fish hunt by repeatedly diving head-first into the water when they spot tasty prey without suffering brain injuries like concussions.

If you've ever belly-flopped into a pool, then you know: water can be surprisingly hard if you hit it at the wrong angle. But many species of kingfishers dive headfirst into water to catch their fishy ...

Living the fishy life is probably a tranquil existence. Quiet waters buffer the scaly crowd from the noisy hubbub of the terrestrial world. Softly filtered golden light illuminates the bubbly aquatic ...

The kookaburra, often called the laughing kookaburra, is a large subgroup of the kingfisher bird. It is diurnal, meaning it is most active in the daytime. Kookaburras are commonly found in eucalyptus ...

‘Test flights’ using replica transmitters will help scientists select the best option for siheks Jennifer Zoon The countdown to the Guam kingfisher’s reintroduction to the wild has begun. Before these ...

The rattling call of a belted kingfisher in flight is a sound like no other. Often heard before seen, this kingfisher is the only widespread species over much of the continent north of our border with ...

A newly hatched Guam kingfisher chick at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. The chick hatched April 22. Guam kingfishers are extinct in the wild and only about ...