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Some birds may remove nectar without transferring much pollen, making them less beneficial to plants. The shape of a bird’s beak (or bill, same thing) compared to a flower’s structure is thought to ...

Puffins, often referred to as the 'clown of the sea' or 'sea parrot,' are remarkable avian athletes known for their ...

Its bizarre beak makes more sense upside down ... imagine for the future are mental constructions that birds can do without. Birds live squarely in the present. And at present, although our ...

That said, some solutions definitely work better than others and finding the best bird deterrents can require a lot of trial ...

Who is leaving colorful, wood-carved birds in not-so-obvious places along Milwaukee’s Oak Leaf Trail? No one knows, but ...

UK gardeners are being encouraged to place a couple of specific kitchen leftovers on their bird tables during March and April for a vitally important cause.

Their spiny tongues and grooves in their beaks allow ... fish at a time without dropping any. They also lead interesting lives just beyond swimming as they are monogamous birds, returning to ...

They start as a downy ball of fluff on a remote New Zealand island. Then they fledge across the Pacific. Only a handful have ...

Oscar Jiménez Vargas is an art director and character designer on animation and mobile game projects. With western and ...

is particularly pronounced in male birds of paradise. The fluorescent areas, such as the inside of the beak, legs, and head feathers, are often highlighted during courtship displays. These light ...