Ross's Goose in flight, descending with wings spread, showing white plumage, black wingtips, and a pink bill and legs against a blurred natural background. Snow-white with jet-black wingtips and a ...

Cinnamon Teal in flight over blue water, showing reddish-brown plumage, bright orange eye, and blue wing patches. A breeding male Cinnamon Teal is one of the most vividly coloured ducks in North ...

Swan Goose swimming in calm water, showing its brown head, pale neck, dark beak, and patterned brown and white body plumage. The longest goose in the genus Anser, the Swan Goose earns its name from a ...

Discover everything about American Robin nesting habits — from when they lay their iconic blue eggs to how they build their nests, how many broods they raise, and how to attract them to your backyard.

Those familiar with the fairytale “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Andersen may remember how the ‘ugly duckling’ in the story was actually a baby swan and not a duckling at all! In real life, ...

In 1782, the turkey narrowly missed out on the bald eagle for being named the national bird of the United States. However, as a symbol of family gatherings and gratitude, the appeal of the turkey ...

A group of ravens is called an unkindness — but why? Discover the origins of this and other raven collective nouns, plus the truth about raven behaviour and intelligence. A group of ravens is ...

All swans can fly, with some species reaching heights of 6,000 to 8,000 feet, averaging speeds of 20 to 30 miles per hour and travelling thousands of kilometres each year. Swans are the biggest living ...

Herons are large, striking birds from the Ardeidae family that contains some 64 species. Herons, bitterns and egrets belong to the same family and are all wading birds with long legs, necks and bills.

As a short winter's day ends and the light fades from the sky, a dense, pulsating, and humming mass materializes against the amber, blues, and violets of dusk. A flock of Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), ...

Love them or hate them, Pigeons are among the most abundant and successful bird families on the planet, with about 350 species distributed on six continents. They can be particularly common in urban ...

Basics of Bird Mating: Birds mate briefly, often in seconds, despite elaborate mating displays. The act of mating, typically known as a "cloacal kiss," involves the cloaca, a single opening serving ...