T here are so many beautiful birds on this planet that a list of 100, much less 10 couldn’t do justice to all of them. That being said, the criteria for beautiful birds for this blog had to be ...

In most cases, years of experience and imitation mean that older birds have the most complex, beautiful songs. Birds sing a ...

The Smithsonian celebrates beautiful birds in our museums, our research centers, our gardens, and in coffee shops. We hold, care for, and share artistic and scientific observations compiled over ...

Do you enjoy spending time bird-watching in the spring? If so, learn how to attract these little birds to your garden.

Catch a male crossbill in the right light and they appear almost flame-like with startingly red-orange plumage. The females are an equally beautiful olive hue. Red crossbills breed across much of the ...

A wide variety of birds may visit backyards in the Greater Boston area. What makes a good backyard habitat? How do you attract those beautiful birds? Who is coming and who is going this time of year?

I started thinking about the endangered birds and how birds are gorgeous, they’re beautiful, there’s so much to admire about them and their freedom-they have these great personalities ...