The chirps and beeps of hummingbirds at times come from their tails. Male Anna's hummingbirds — the West Coast's most common hummingbird — perform spectacular dive-bomber displays for females during ...

Heard a chirp or spotted a flutter? These free apps identify backyard birds by sight or sound — no binoculars or in-depth ...

Birds are a lot smarter than most people typically give them credit for. Recent research suggests that some are as intelligent as apes. Crows can count, exhibit self-restraint, and hold grudges.

Binnowee Landing, a new exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo, is something of a cross between Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" and "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill." It's definitely not the place for ...