Learn what a yellow-headed blackbird looks like and where to find this bird. Also discover facts about their sounds, nests, diet and more.

Bird of the Month: Tufted titmouse. Description: This small gray bird is easily identified by the crest on the top of its head, along with its large black eyes and round bill.

• Northern Cardinal: North Carolina’s state bird is a striking red color with a tuft on top on its head and a black face, almost like it’s wearing a mask and has a thick beard.

Robins are easy to spot in Wisconsin, but here are some more birds to look for in your backyard during warm-weather months.

When it comes to problematic prey, snakes are one of the most challenging. They seldom stay still and allow themselves to be eaten; in fact, many of them fight back. When venomous snakes fight back, ...

Adult female: red on the head is limited to nasal tufts (just above the bill) and nape; wash of color on the belly is paler, less extensive. In rare individual females, the nape and nasal tufts ...

University of Bristol Anchiornis fossils are exceptionally well-preserved, and scientists could even tell, remarkably, that they were colored black and white with a red tuft of head feathers.

Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) are long legged, long necked, gray, heron-like birds with a patch of bald red skin on top of their head. Cranes fly with necks outstretched like geese whereas, ...

That bird is the titmouse. More formally, we would refer to that perky tuft of feathers on their head as a crest.

Prior research had even determined Anchiornis’ color pattern–black and white with a red tuft on its head. Top: An Anchiornis foot fossil under normal light. Bottom: Same foot under laser light.

First, these parrots learned to open trash cans to forage for food. Now, they’ve taken it a step further – and have figured out how to turn on water fountains for a sip along with their meal.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Maine — In a span of fewer than six months, Mainers have seen two birds from far away make rare visits to the state's coast. The most recent? A tufted puffin.