A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...
When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting home décor choice. For some birds, it keeps ...
To avoid attracting predators such as chipmunks ... But if you catch a bird starting to nest, say, over your front door and ...
Francis was already familiar with this sort of bird theater, typically performed for earthbound diurnal predators in the hopes that, instead of finding the killdeer’s nest, they’d see a plump, ...
When they walked closer to the nest, the day-old chick, was covered in brown fuzz. began twitching and shaking its head—a ...
Meet the great potoo, a mysterious nocturnal bird from Central and South America. It has a unique ability—it can see even with its eyes closed! Let’s explore more about this fascinating bird.
Spring is in the air — which means nest-making season is upon us! For this month’s Chirp Chat, Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez ...
When Falk and Taylor walked closer to the nest, the chick began ... Prior studies have suggested bird chicks in the tropics are more likely to be eaten by predators than those in temperate forests.
Uncover the mysteries of hummingbirds. How does the white-necked jacobin trick predators through mimicry? Find out now.