This beautiful snowy owl was one of two seen in the annual Mindemoya Christmas Bird Count. Lynn Thompson MINDEMOYA—2024 marked the 51st anniversary of the Mindemoya Christmas bird count held December ...

As we mark World Wetlands Day 2025 under the theme “Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future,” we shine a spotlight on these ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks a year, until two weeks ago, when bird flu shut the farm down. Corwin said, "I saw a flock one day that was great ...

Doves and pigeons both belong to the same family of birds, columbidae, and collared doves, native to the UK, begin their breeding season as early as February. With the new month just days away ...

Brits with a soft spot for birds in their garden have been warned - disturbing doves or pigeons from February onwards could land you in hot water. Both doves and pigeons are part of the columbidae ...

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

The strain had previously been found only in birds and people. Most bird flu infections in dairy cattle in the US have been the B3.13 variant, or what’s become known as the “cattle clade.” ...

If you get the right kind of bird, they might even talk back – or to each other! Apparently, they're also hopeless romantics. Recently, one Indian Ringneck Parrot could not wait to ask his bestie, a ...