What could be more natural on a warm summer's day than enjoying a stroll on a path around a wetland filled with waving grasses and the songs of marsh birds? What could seem more unnatural than to ...

People often ask me, “I saw a black bird with red on the wings — what is it?” Well, that would be — coincidentally — the red-winged blackbird. The blackbirds and orioles are a diverse ...

In southeastern Arizona, beware of confusing the western with the flame-­colored tanager, which has 2 white wing bars, a striped red-and-black back, white tips to the tertials, and white-tipped ...

black and white patches on the wing, and red-tipped tail feathers which are flame-colored on the underside.” Ramana Athreya, a professional astronomer and keen birdwatcher, discovered the bird ...

She says the birds are easily recognizable by the bright red stripe on their black wing. The birds are a known nightmare among runners, including Hannah Durbin who was attacked on a group run ...

As a collective notion, woodpeckers are one of the more familiar bird families. The general idea is clear enough: medium-sized, black-and-white birds with red highlights that use their beaks to ...