While rare, a few birds we studied were rule-breakers. One such rule-breaker is the Eurasian spoonbill, whose highly specialised beak shape helps it sift through the mud to capture aquatic life.

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size—from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size, but what determines the form they will take? Just how exactly […] ...

Changes in the number, shape, efficiency and interconnectedness of organelles in the cells of flight muscles provide extra ...

This undated handout photo shows two images together with an interpretive line drawing of the "Chicago Archaeopteryx," a ...

Officially, street pigeons are not vermin, like rats, another species of barefoot city dweller, with which they are often ...

According to the Cornell Lab or Ornithology, there are four general wing shapes that allow birds to do specific things, such as gliding, soaring, hovering or flapping in the most effective ways. The ...

Flamingos use swirling water and rapid beak clapping to hunt prey. Learn how this surprising behavior could inspire new ...

Last year, in an issue of our monthly newsletter for Yakima Master Gardeners, Jenny Mansfield recounted a stroll through her ...