RICHMOND — Birds have a dictionary of their own, so it’s insulting for me to refer to the eggs in a nest as a “batch” of potential bluebirds. But I did. It’s actually a clutch, which in English, a ...

The bird world is quieter in June with most of the migrating birds having moved through our area. A few flycatchers and cuckoos are still moving through the woods and fields and a small number of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think of flightless birds, aggressive is probably ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you know that birds live in a more vibrant world than us? They can see a broader spectrum of colors not perceptible to humans, ...