Birds began populating my own dreams. A great blue heron glided across the sky of my mind, slow and prehistoric, carrying the world on her back. A million sandhill cranes unspooled from the horizon, ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Changes in the number, shape, efficiency and interconnectedness of organelles in the cells of flight muscles provide extra energy for birds’ continent-spanning feats. Weighing in at a single ounce, ...