Reason behind the colour of birds Bird colours come from pigments and physical feather structures that reflect light.

The tropical bird is generally found in South America and southern Florida, and noted for its bright colors and long toes ...

The New England Wildlife Center said they received a call about the Purple Gallinule resting on top of the woman's air ...

A bird not typically seen in Massachusetts is recovering at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable, after being found in a rainstorm.

More than 300 bird species call Massachusetts home, but the purple gallinule isn’t one of them. The tropical bird is ...

A bird typically found no farther north than South Carolina in the summer and no further north than Florida in the winter was ...

A winter storm that swept through New England last week brought an unusual visitor to Massachusetts, wildlife officials said.

Beaches often gift us treasures like seashells or sea creatures, but sometimes, certain rare and unique creatures wash up on ...

A rare purple sea snail (Janthina) washes ashore in San Deigo. Scientists reveal its floating bubble-raft lifestyle, striking violet colour and how ocean currents unexpectedly carried it to the beach.

Every beautiful butterfly was once a caterpillar, and caterpillars have to eat. This may surprise you, but the average ...

The Yankton Christmas Bird Count (CBC) took place on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 (postponed from Sunday, Dec. 14, because of bad ...