A RARE bird has ruffled the feathers of twitchers in the UK after being spotted for the first time in over 40 years. The ...

Despite birds coming in all sorts of colors, it’s the yellow birds (including those ... Wingspan: Unknown What they look like: The male Yellow Cardinal has an entirely yellow body with a black face ...

Scientists have identified the gene that allows birds, such as the cardinal, to make red feathers. Rare yellow cardinals with defects in the production of red coloration are sometimes seen in the ...

or cardinal flowers (red lobelia). According to some bird experts (like the folks at Bird Informer and Perky Pet), cardinals seem to be attracted to plants and other objects with red and pink colors, ...

The yellow-billed cuckoo is sometimes called the "rain crow" because its song is often heard just before thunderstorms or summer showers. But this rare bird raises its voice less and less often in ...

DANIEL: Joe Corbo is a biologist at Washington University in St. Louis. Consider for a moment the goldfinch or the cardinal.

The yellow-billed loon is a born diver. Ungainly on land, the loon moves with grace and ease through the water, diving in an instant with its large feet propelling it toward the lakebed in search of ...

Generally shy and elusive, the yellow-billed cuckoo can be easily overlooked. Its calls are usually loud and often provide the best evidence to the presence of the bird. It favors eating ...

In 2018 we’ll explore the wonder of birds, and why we can’t live without ... NORTH CAROLINA Like its North American cousin, the vermilion cardinal (Cardinalis phoeniceus) of Colombia and ...

Don’t take the birds in your backyard for granted ... The change in plumage from drab olive in the winter to bright yellow in the summer is a sight to see. The molting cycle repeats in the ...

Observations at your bird feeder could help inform research being done at Cornell University and other institutions.