Despite the name, these invasive birds are not actually sparrows but weaver finches, related to other weavers in Africa and elsewhere. European Starling Starlings, which are from Europe and Asia, ...

Boston’s airport has the highest known concentration of snowy owls in New England. Raptor researcher Norman Smith has removed more than 900 of the Arctic birds.

Biologists have long debated why some plants and animals can adjust to a wide range of climates, while others can't.

"Secrets of the Penguins" cinematographer Bertie Gregory describes how the birds would practically "break the fourth wall" ...

Warm air rises, but it also expands because air pressure decreases with height. The latter effect wins out and air becomes ...

Industrious people have set up cameras at some peregrine nesting sites, including at the Custom House in Boston, so you can ...

The harpy eagle — a mythical-looking species thought extinct in Mexico — has been documented in the Lacandon Jungle of ...

Without pollinators, we wouldn’t have one out of every three bites of food we eat. That’s because about 35 percent of the ...

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

In the creepy crawly world of spiders, this gargantuan South American arachnid cousin has a set of fangs that would make ...

Rebecca Rosen will speak on “Falconry and Birds of Prey” for the Peregrine Audubon Society on Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in the Ukiah City Council Chambers. Falconry is an ancient form of hunting ...

Rebecca Rosen will speak on “Falconry and Birds of Prey” for the Peregrine Audubon Society on Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in the Ukiah City Council Chambers. Falconry is an ancient form of ...