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Nocturnal bird of prey perched calmly on tree branch during... Nocturnal owl bird of prey perched calmly on tree branch during twilight hours, displaying unique characteristics of its species.

Birds that typically stay in Michigan over the winter can handle even these temperatures. But other birds may struggle to survive.

Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a ...

A study of a bird perched on the branch of a flowering plant, by Shaykh Zayn al-Din, from the collection of Lady Impey, 1777 ...

Birds are always up to something, and these entries captured an array of avians doing everything from impaling prey to ...

Arizona's state bird fends for itself against predators in the desert, making its home in prickly plants. Here's what to know ...

A group of Oriental white storks perch on tree branches near the Poyang Lake in Wucheng county in Jiangxi ... The Oriental white stork, a large wading bird often referred to as the "giant panda of ...

Life is a beak for this shore-footed heron - as it surfs river swells on a broken tree branch. The white bird was seen perched on a makeshift raft of leafy sticks that it found drifting along the ...

The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...