In a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, AI was trained to classify bird sounds with increasing accuracy. The ...

Pesticides are the nerve center threat driving hummingbirds away, thinning their insect prey and contaminating nectar. This matters because insects form the protein-rich diet hummingbirds need, so ...

Measuring a mere 3 inches long and weighing one-tenth of an ounce, roughly the same as a table tennis ball, the Calliope hummingbird is incredibly tiny. In fact, Eric Rasmussen, avian scientist at the ...

Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking sugar water from a fake flower. Credit: Lentink Lab / Stanford University. Anna's hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

Q: Do bald eagles have good vision? When I see them, they’re usually sitting in a tree and looking around. Are they watching for prey? A: We’ve probably all heard the expression, “eagle-eyed,” to ...

Q: I live on Park Point in Duluth and see large flocks of blue jays return in May each year. They hang around in noisy groups for two to three weeks, then disappear from the Point, without fail. I see ...

I’d like to think he’s my friend despite the fact we have never spoken. Sometimes he’ll be as close as two or three feet away, staring at me intently until he disappears as quickly as he appeared.