Nature never runs out of ways to surprise us! It is endowed with birds that have beautiful covers of feathers on their bodies ...

Jennifer is right, this belted kingfisher is a male. In the case of this species and a few others in North America (example, ...

The small birds, known for their long beaks and ultra-fast wings that make them look like they're floating, begin heading north in late winter. Some species, like the Calliope Hummingbird, travel more ...

Ornithologist Bruce Beehler tracks down what he calls the “Magnificent Seven,” a charismatic group of migratory birds, in his ...

Black skimmer on land and flight. Image via Pixabay. The black skimmer is a shorebird with a truly unique bill among North American birds. Its large yet thin beak features a lower mandible that ...

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 ...

Get your feeders ready, hummingbirds are back in Ohio after migrating from Mexico and Central America. Here's where they have ...

The animals stay quite far up north ... the American white ibis for a different species among birds with white heads, such as a cattle egret. The ibis is recognizable by its bright orange beak ...

Piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) are tiny, migratory shore birds native to North America ... Their legs are orange and they have orange beaks with black tips. However, the males generally ...

Get to know eight types of orioles seen throughout the U.S. and what makes each of these orange and yellow birds stand out.

Rufous hummingbirds are not very common in Ohio, but a few each year do wander this far north, Bird Advisors says. They are bright orange on the ... using native North American plants over ...