birds, Image of the Day

A complete bird specimen uncovered in northeastern Siberia is radiocarbon dated to be roughly 44,000–49,000 years old.

The National Weather Service’s radar in Key West captures a spectacular moment in bird migration.

A newly hatched bearded vulture chick is part of an effort to reintroduce the declining species across Europe.

Parrots aid each other in getting food from a researcher.

As dinosaurs got smaller, their metabolism increased, paving the way for bird evolution.

These ancient insects ate dinosaur feathers during the Cretaceous period.

This ancient bird has a modern tail bone.

Gene activity is linked to songbirds’ tunes.

The evolution of different ways of flying in birds affected wing range of motion, but not wing shape.

Back from the brink of near-extinction, the Kirtland’s warbler population has grown and expanded its range.

Scientists uncover a potential reason why redder house finches have better health.

A bird leg with one super-long toe is something paleontologists say they’ve never seen before.

Watch a hawk close in on a target.

Watch young birds move like rock climbers.

To study the fate of stem cells in developing chick embryos, researchers trace their steps over time.

South American hummingbird males were caught on camera poking and pinching each other with bills adapted for fighting.

Nest predation of shorebirds that raise young in the Arctic are up threefold since the mid-20th century, and climate change may be to blame, according to a study.

A fossil from the Cretaceous Period shows similarities to modern avian species.

The Fiordland penguins of New Zealand travel thousands of kilometers in search of food.