The right depth can make your bird bath safer, more inviting, and a favorite gathering spot.

A sweeping new Cal Poly study of North American birds reveals that environmental change does not affect all species equally ...

Trees of all kinds benefit birds, whether it’s providing food, shelter, nesting material, or a convenient perch. Even dead ...

Birds don’t sweat in hot weather, but they do keep cool in some ways that we do—afternoon nap, anyone? See more bird tricks ...

Billions of periodical cicadas emerge every 13 or 17 years in the eastern United States, creating an all-you-can-eat buffet for birds. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images When huge broods of cicadas ...

Backyard bird feeders help urbanites feel close to nature but can also expose birds to disease and other potential threats. Luckily, bird lovers can take simple steps to reduce risks. Conservation ...

Spring migration has taken flight, but with rising temperatures and shifting seasons, birds are adjusting when and how they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings, called a murmuration, is amazing to see. As many as 750,000 birds join together ...

Birds evolved from dinosaurs in patchwork fashion over tens of millions of years before finally taking to the skies some 150 million years ago, paleontologists report. Birds are defined by a plethora ...

Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the conditions that contribute to the immense diversity of the sounds they make ...