No, that's not a weather pattern. It's a flock of bird moving in a strange way. In Wyoming, residents were perplexed when birds seemed to move in some sort of bird tornado. "I saw those darn things, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare hybrid bird identified in a suburb of San Antonio is the result of mating between a male blue jay and a female green jay.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Birds of prey typically fit into a common mold: they are ...

Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures and some of the smartest — but some of our feathered friends are also downright bizarre. From birds with faces only a mother could love to species ...

A childhood run-in with a parrot or a pigeon swooping a bit too close can leave a lasting fear. For some, these encounters grow into real phobias centered around birds. Sometimes, they even go beyond ...

The lead-up to Halloween often means theater companies program thematically spooky shows to attract folks eager to get into the ghost and goblin spirit. This year we have a moody/action-filled ...

The birds of today descended from the dinosaurs of yore. Researchers have known relatively little, however, about how the bird's brain took shape over tens of millions of years. "Birds are one of the ...