While hiking in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Siskiyou County near California’s northern border, I came across several colorful birds that were zipping around at high speed to gobble up ...

Lilac-breasted Roller tops the list with nine distinct colors. Structural coloration, not just pigments, gives birds their vibrant hues. Birds' spectacular colors are crucial for survival and mating.

Animals range in size, shape, and appearance. Some possess drab, plain-looking feathers, scales, or skin, while others sport brightly-colored features. Typically, females appear less colorful than ...

I’m not sure how it's possible for summer days to feel endless yet so limited and finite. We have gone entirely through June and midway through July! From a birding and photography standpoint, June ...

Parrots are absolutely extraordinary pals—there aren't many other pets that can literally talk back to you! Parrots are some of the most intelligent and expressive animals of all, and because they're ...

Has a hunter in your family ever shot a bluebill? That's one of the folk names used for two species of ducks known officially as scaup, greater scaup and lesser scaup. The greater scaup is larger, as ...

Colorful woodpeckers in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Siskiyou County will soon have a new name. Matt Witt While hiking in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Siskiyou County near ...