At first glance, it is seen as birds flying in a V shape to follow their leader, but in reality, it's all about saving energy. The bird flying in front cuts through the air and creates an uplift ...

Published: April 20, 2025 4:08pm EDT Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size – from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle.

The poet W. S. Merwin wrote a lot about birds: birds singing, birds dying, birds “whirled in a rising cloud … dissolving, streamering out.” This poem, “Shore Birds,” was included in ...

Photos shared to social media claim to depict a swarm of starlings flying through the air often, incredibly, in the shape of a bird. One such photograph, for example, was shared on Reddit in 2019 ...

They found a surprisingly strong correlation. Using only information on beak shape and size, they were able to correctly predict broad nest material use in 60% of species, rising to 97% in some cases.

Backyard feeders changed the shape of hummingbird beaks, scientists say May 23, 20257:42 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By ...

Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over millions of years. A new fossil sheds light on that mystery.