The American dipper, a drab-looking bird no larger than a robin, is a splashy rarity: a songbird that swims and even walks underwater. This round-bodied gray bird with short wings and a stubby tail is ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

Choose easy words like Hello or Bye Bye or your bird’s name. Speak clearly and enthusiastically to catch their attention.

Sunrise comes early this time of year. Its gentle fingers reach out while most of us are still wrapped in the warm blanket of deep sleep. A small bird is one of the first to respond to these early ...

No matter what type of fur (or feather!) baby you have, cat, dog, or Cockatoo, your beloved pet always wants what you've got!

A mostly-white Red-tailed Hawk was found on Thursday caught in chicken wire on the homeowners' property after it had been ...

Most birds are obviously pretty musical by nature, but parrots and other "talking" birds have an incredible ear and a talent ...

Larger species of parrots can outlive their owner’s capacity to care for them — or even their owners. Domesticated scarlet ...

Two conservationists with the Flamingo Working Group write that the American flamingo — a long lost Florida native that is ...

It’s pretty safe to say that a bird’s beak is one of its most obvious features. And it’s super important! It’s used for ...