I love spring … the colors, the smell, the sounds of singing birds. After a winter of gray skies, white landscapes and no smells — I just love spring. I am fortunate enough to spend a ...

Birds and humans perceive colors differently, so scientists rely on instruments and genetics to accurately describe the diversity of avian color signals. Aa Aa Aa Evolutionary processes have ...

The Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero received a bonded pair of hyacinth macaws for its new Cerrado Aviaries Exhibit opening on Jan. 18, 2025. The bright blue parrots, which are the largest species of ...

Spangled contingas were one of 977 species analyzed by Dunn et al. in a worldwide survey of bird coloration. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 27 March 2015, issue of Science ...

Such differences in coloration between the sexes, called sexual dichromatism, occur in many bird species, but their root cause has confounded scientists for years. Geneticist Miguel Carneiro of the ...

In this video, a bright yellow bird comes to life through detailed drawing and smooth coloring, capturing its soft feathers and lively expression. Each stroke and shade brings out the bird’s charm, ...

Tricolored blackbirds form the largest colonies of any North American land bird, often with breeding groups of tens of thousands of individuals. In the 19th century, some colonies contained more than ...

An exciting new exhibit is coming to Atascadero’s zoo, bringing with it some new brightly colored feathered friends ... classic image of the long-billed bird. With their big, colorful beaks ...