Close up of male Gouldian Finch Bird sitting on a branch scratching his head. A pair of Gouldian finches in branch, Gould's finch or the rainbow finch, a colourful passerine bird that is native to ...

Like other finches, these Asian birds have a mostly vegetarian diet and should be fed small seeds and greens. The Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae) stands out with spectacular colors. Sadly ...

Check out 20 super pretty pictures of finches. The nesting habits of these two birds are completely different. House finches nest on the edges of open areas, sometimes on street lamps or in ivy on ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — It's difficult to know what birds 'think' when they fly, but scientists in are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads. Evolutionary biologists and ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Just before dark on New Year’s Eve, I filled all the bird feeders, and I didn’t ...

Zebra finches bird and long-tailed finch is on a tree among grass. Thre birds are sitting. Zebra finches feeding on rocky ground in Northern Queensland, Australia. Two long-tailed finch birds is on a ...

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These birds are often referred to as “winter finches.” This mass movement of birds is known as an irruption. The study of irruption behavior is challenging because it involves events that occur ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have two bird feeders off of my back deck. They hang from tall poles as a vain attempt to keep the squirrels from eating all of the birdseed! But to refill them, I must take them ...

Police claim Quach forcefully shook the suitcase and injured the two birds, which are a protected species and not to be harmed. Tom Quach is accused of snaring two native birds in fishing wire and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have two bird feeders off of my back deck. They hang from tall poles as a vain attempt to keep the squirrels from eating all of the birdseed! But to refill them, I must take ...