When I heard the “thunk” outside our deck, I groaned. Without looking, I knew that a bird had struck our window. I turned around to see an inert form lying on the picnic table. I walked outside and ...

“I was about three feet away from this adult Anna’s hummingbird feeding its young. The mama appears to gaze directly into the camera as the juvenile bird waits for its meal. Once she was at ease with ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A 4-month-old bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a new world record ...

The majority of juvenile bird deaths occur in the first three weeks after they leave the nest, a researcher has found. "Just like teenagers leaving home to live on their own for the first time, these ...

Unlike most other bird species, the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) lays its eggs in the nests of other bird species and leaves the host to raise its young—a behavior known as brood parasitism.

Human and avian youngsters learn behaviors by imitating adults. But learners are selective in who they copy, and scientists don't understand how they choose the right teacher. Young male zebra finches ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A man was seen attacking juvenile birds at Waterfront Park in Charleston Friday afternoon. Jacob Walter Hoard, 39, is charged with injury to certain birds or nests and ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Sometimes bad things happen after a young bird leaves its nest. Sometimes, though, there can be a happy ending when humans intervene. That was the case when a young red-tailed hawk, ...