New parents have the propensity to be proud of almost anything their youngsters do, even if it involves gallant failure. However even this mother appears despondent at the stupidity of her own ...

While birds often have vibrant plumage, the dazzling diversity in the colour of their eyes might be just as important for their survival and reproductive success, according to a review of hundreds ...

Great eared nightjars live on the forest floor, remaining motionless throughout the day, camouflaged among leaf litter and tree stumps.

It usually starts with a quiet morning walk, a child’s curious shriek, or a pet tugging insistently at a bush in the backyard ...

Now is the season for baby birds, whose births are as ... In addition, their eyes are wide open, and the birds are capable of walking. The mother ducks teach them how to forage for food and ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Baby owlets are spreading their wings and awareness about the beauty of birds. In this Zevely Zone, I met the new 'Who's Who' of Escondido. Baby Burrowing Owls have arrived ...

“This prevents accidental disturbances that could harm young birds.” At times, you may find a baby bird outside its ... that’s mostly naked with closed eyes on the ground definitely needs ...

When we see a face with big eyes, a big head, and a tiny nose and mouth ... (Lorenz was also known for studying "imprinting" in baby birds. He convinced small armies of newly hatched ducks and geese ...

Bigger Chick is now named Sunny and Smaller Chick is now named Gizmo," Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV), a nonprofit organization that has been chronicling the lives of the baby birds and their ...

wide-eyed baby heron and its mother. “That particular bird is the cutest. It’s so cute,” she said. “It’s like a make-believe picture with googly eyes, but the parent is the beauty.