Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birdhouses in blue and teal are hanging in a row. - sakhorn/Shutterstock Whether you're choosing an outfit, the hue of your car, ...

The animal kingdom gives us rainbows of color with butterflies and chameleons, and clownfish, but birds give us just as much of a show. Among the peacock, the toucan, and the macaw, there’s a ...

A talent for remembering faces isn’t the only similarity Blue Jays have with crows: The birds have also been known to use ...

Despite their colorful appearance, blue jays are actually in the family Corvidae, the same as crows and ravens. These birds are typically 9 to 12 inches long from beak to tail and weigh under 3.5 ...

Even though Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country, it has a lot of different habitats, from woods to wetlands, to beaches, to urban and suburban areas. This means the state supports a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When most people picture an egg, they imagine the familiar white shell laid by a chicken. But in the wild, eggs come in a ...

Birds boast some of the most vibrant colors among terrestrial animals. Our pretty avian friends have inspired our Democrat and Chronicle photographers for years and captured the imaginations of many ...

Birds may not have a word for maroon. Or burnt sienna. But show a zebra finch a sunset-colored object, and she'll quickly decide whether it looks more 'red' or 'orange.' A new study shows that birds ...

Birds have evolved to fit particular environments. Eggs have evolved along with the birds. The eggs that birds will lay this spring will vary in shape and color to facilitate successful hatching in a ...