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

Nature showcases its artistry through vibrant birds, untouched by filters. From the keel-billed toucan's rainbow beak to the ...

There is no purple wavelength of light—it requires a mixture of both red and blue wavelengths. That makes it a “nonspectral color”—in fact, it's the only non spectral color humans see.

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

Naturally is a column written by a rotating cast of experts at the NJ Audubon. Within the past two months, I’ve had two separate friends tell me they saw an Eastern Bluebird for the first time, and ...

A small blue-purple bird often seen throughout the state during the spring has started to trickle back into Kentucky, but birdwatchers may be seeing less of the species in the future.

On the far west side of Ballard in Shilshole Bay — an area typically only accessible by boat, canoe or kayak — dozens of dark purple and blue birds swoop through a forest of decaying wooden poles.

While humans have three color cones in the retina sensitive to red, green and blue light, birds have a fourth color cone that can detect ultraviolet light. A Princeton-led research team trained ...

The relationship between man and purple martin is centuries old. Here's how you can attract the bird to your property. May 31, 2019 at 11:35 a.m. | Updated May 31, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

Birds can cope with some snow. But not this much. "Imagine a robin trying to find a worm in the ground from Milwaukee and north of here. It will probably be weeks before we get rid of 30 inches of ...

How birds make those colorful feathers is the topic Samantha Rutledge, an LSU Ph.D. student in ornithology, will address this weekend during a “Special Saturday” event at the LSU Museum of ...