Many bird names reflect sounds or songs – these bird names are onomatopoeic. Personally, I find these names more...

Let’s start with the question that must be on all our minds: who was Cory? Was he the now-retired...

There are two questions I get asked a lot. Do you take pictures of the birds you see? Are...

We all know and use the derogatory term trash birds link. When I recently put in a comment of...

Well folks, it’s been a while. And whether the return is a permanent one or not remains to be...

Some birds are too cool for just one name. Others have names that give us pause because they don’t...

A nictitating membrane is a third eyelid that is translucent or clear. It is used as an extra level...

Ah rose, the color of swanky gardens and rampant optimism. Rose by any other name also appears prominently in...