The ring-necked pheasant, an introduced species that has declined from its peak population in Pennsylvania in the 1970s to only a couple heavily managed pockets today, is one of the few birds that ...

While humans have three color cones in the retina sensitive to red, green and blue light, birds have a fourth color cone that can detect ultraviolet light. A research team trained wild hummingbirds to ...

Even though Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country, it has a lot of different habitats, from woods to wetlands, to beaches, to urban and suburban areas. This means the state supports a ...

Birds have evolved to fit particular environments. Eggs have evolved along with the birds. The eggs that birds will lay this spring will vary in shape and color to facilitate successful hatching in a ...

Pamala Farris has dedicated her life to nursing, so it was only fitting she play Florence Nightingale to a fledgling blue jay. For almost a week this summer, the Castle Hills retiree tended to the ...