These are the flashiest, most specialized beaks around. The black skimmer has a truly unique bill among shorebirds, and really, among all North American birds. The beak is large yet very thin ...

On a cold, blustery day in mid-February, my wife Kathy and I stood on Bolivar Peninsula’s North ... of American white pelicans with elegantly proportioned rotund bodies and big orange beaks ...

The beak of a puffin is its most distinctive feature. Its colorful beak is continually growing and then getting worn down through use. Puffin beaks (and feet) turn bright orange every spring in ...

As North America emerges from winter, hummingbirds are embarking on great migrations that could pass through your area soon. The small birds, known for their long beaks and ultra-fast wings that ...

American white pelicans, with 9-foot, black-tipped wings and long orange beaks, are typically migratory birds. The birds’ numbers in the region dropped in the 19th and 20th centuries.