Some birds may remove nectar without transferring much pollen, making them less beneficial to plants. The shape of a bird’s beak (or bill, same thing) compared to a flower’s structure is thought to ...

The beak can also give us a bit of insight into ... or even the blood of their prey. In summary, the bill of a bird of prey is a powerful tool, perfectly adapted for their carnivorous diet.

I spotted this rook with a very unusual beak in Galway city lately. Despite the unusual shape it seemed very healthy and was ...

“normal” beaks (examples shown of a petrel and a gull) and a bird with a tactile bill-tip organ (a tinamou, close relative of ostriches and emus and which has an ancestral bill-tip organ ...

The markings gradually fade as the chicks mature. The sword-billed hummingbird is the only bird with a beak longer than its body, measuring 3 to 4 inches.

yellow beak and brown body — as the national bird. The bald eagle has appeared on the Great Seal of the United States, which is used in official documents, since 1782, when the design was finalized.

A flamingo looks like a bird cooked up by an exuberant preschooler—absurdly long legs, knobby ankles (that look like knees), a snaky neck, and an outsize beak ... its hooked bill it scrapes ...

yellow beak and brown body — as the national bird. Read more: The eagle isn’t actually the national bird. An effort launched in Wabasha may change that. The bald eagle has appeared on the ...