A lovely fresco painted about 3,500 years ago on the island of Santorini, Greece, shows a pair of swallows dancing in the air, their beaks about to touch as they whirl around. It is spring, and the ...

For nearly two decades, writer Susan Ewing and artist Evon Zerbetz had an idea for a children's book about Alaska's broad and bountiful bird populations. Over the years, those plans simmered ...

A “spark bird” is the species that inspires someone to start bird-watching. For Trish O’Kane, that bird was the northern cardinal. The backyard regular caught her eye while she was living with a ...

In the 17th century, a gardener created a strange book of birds in which the illustrations were completely made of feathers. We have no idea why he made it, although it has been suggested that it ...

In Santa Cruz, Calif.’s touristy Pleasure Point, a couple of blocks from a popular surfing beach, Denise Silva and Gary Butler established Two Birds Books in December 2020. For now, they’re the sole ...

Now that spring has sprung and the best season for bird-watching is upon us, here are two handy books that crossed my desk in recent months. Both are amply illustrated and excellent for beginning and ...