enjoyed a relaxing two-hour evening cruise where the dress code called for bare feet, and accompanying children were dressed in pirate costumes. During the cruise, the crew of the Royal Albatross ...

After a year of rising bird flu cases among people in the United States, researchers are keeping a watchful eye on the H5N1 virus to slow further spread. Since early 2024, the country has recorded ...

Tiny songbirds such as grosbeaks and warblers migrate thousands of miles, flying at night and resting during the day, to and from their wintering grounds—and unlike many larger birds ...

The primary mode of locomotion for most birds is flight – so their legs and feet have evolved over time to do other jobs. Unlike us, birds walk on their toes and not on the flat portion of their feet.

Last week, there was a death from the bird flu. Where do things stand today? Andy Pekosz: We're seeing signs that this virus is really moving into humans. There was an infection in a person in ...

Despite their large size — with wingspans reaching around 5.5 feet (1.7 meters) — they're also preyed upon by other birds, including eagles, owls and hawks. But these vultures have a nifty ...

The American coot (Fulica americana) is a strange-looking bird. It has a head similar to a duck, a body similar to a chicken, and feet like nothing else. It does not have webbed feet like many other ...

You can avoid having too many birds at a single feeder by using multiple feeders and spacing them several feet apart. To keep birds safe, take care when placing your bird feeders, according to the ...

We are facing the same uncertainty now with H5N1, the virus commonly known as bird flu. This virus has been decimating bird populations for years, and now a variant is rapidly spreading among ...

If you walk around a woodland in winter, you may be forgiven for wondering where all the birds have gone. In fact, there are likely to be plenty of birds about, but instead of being evenly spread ...