Chris Columbus said Richard Harris thought Fawkes was a real bird in the second "Harry Potter" film. Fawkes the phoenix was actually an animatronic that could move.

But the real city bird is the seagull, a creature that is to be found everywhere in the city and, like expatriate San Franciscans, all over the Bay Area.

The phoenix bird is a mythical creature that resembles an eagle with broader wings. Its elegant, peacock-like feathers burst with the dazzling colors of flames. Any Harry Potter fan could explain what ...

A phoenix is a type of mythological bird that rises from the ashes after being consumed by fire. ... In short, the image was indeed a real photo of lava flowing from Mount Etna.