Q:I’m a big owl fan and have seen several kinds, especially the great horned owl. But I wonder: Why I don’t ever see short-eared owls? A:These tawny owls with their dramatically outlined eyes spend ...

First banded in 1956, the Laysan albatross has become a mother once again at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge ...

Baby penguins are easily some of the cutest creatures that human beings have ever encountered. If you are in need of some cuteness overload, just go look at a baby penguin. However, if you don’t ...

The Downy Woodpecker is a small, compact bird with a straight, chisel-like bill and stiff tail feathers. Its plumage is primarily black and white, with a white back, belly, and outer tail feathers.

Preening knits the hooks together to keep the impermeable structure of feathers. Closer to the skin, downy feathers are a second line of defence making a thicker layer to better trap warm air. In the ...

Many outside feathers repel moisture from rain or Snow. Under that protective feather layer are downy and more fluffy feathers closer to the skin of these birds. Trapped air within the downy base ...

For nearly 30 years, researchers have been banding black petrel fledglings before they make their maiden migration to Ecuador ...

The Somali Ostrich is a massive, flightless bird with a long neck and powerful legs. Males have predominantly black plumage with white wing and tail feathers and a grey-blue neck and thighs. Their ...

FEATHERS HAVE LONG walked the fine line between opulence and excess, but in 2025, they’re landing somewhere far more refined. No longer reserved for cabaret stages or costume parties, they’re ...

One of these is Aurornis xii, whose fossils date to around 160 million years ago. Aurornis, which means dawn bird, was about the size of a pheasant. It had downy feathers, but lacked larger feathers ...