One bird spectacle readily observable in Allegheny County right now comes in the form of 100 purple martins swirling above ...

Purple martins roost in large numbers of hundreds of thousands of individuals to prepare for their annual migration to South ...

Purple martins are gorgeous backyard birds, known for their iridescent feathers and mid-sky acrobatics. As North America’s ...

See photos of bird species with purple feathers. Purple colored bird species brighten up the skies and landscapes across ...

Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species ...

A tiny, exquisite group of sea creatures rarely seen by humans has made a brief return to San Diego. One of the few people ...

Each summer evening, the skies over downtown Nashville come alive with the flight of tens of thousands of Purple Martins.

Anya Stajner, a biological oceanographer at UC San Diego, recently discovered roughly 10 janthina , the Latin name for purple ...

Dust bathing among birds and mammals is done to deter parasites, regulate body heat, and remove excess skin debris and oils.

Touch the fruit. Not all figs show obvious signs of ripening. Some, including the popular LSU Gold cultivar, remain green throughout much of the process, taking on a yellow tinge only at the last ...

With monsoon active in Odisha, thousands of residential birds have arrived at the Matha-Adia, Durgaprasad Dia, and Laxmiprasad Dia heronries within Bhitarkanika National Park for the annual monsoon ...

Zoo teams transformed the yards outside the Bird House into a thriving, wildflower-filled garden that attracts birds and ...