While driving around the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge last weekend, Kathy and I noticed stumpy-looking boat-tailed grackles and red-winged blackbirds with no tails. It was a sure sign that ...

There’s no shortage of talented artists in Nova Scotia, but in her small Greenwood, N.S. studio, Cynthia Henry is creating some magical works of art, using a very unconventional canvas. “Feather art ...

In what could have passed for a break room, though curiously festooned with feathers, Robert Mesta rummaged inside one of the two plain white freezers. “Ah, here it is,” he said, withdrawing something ...

Every so often, I wonder why I've gotten hooked on birds. Why not plants, or reptiles, or coin collecting? What is it about birds that captures my imagination? Part of the answer comes as I listen to ...

Picture shows the peacock spreading its beautiful feathers. Peacocks are among the most exquisite birds on the planet, and for good reason. With their iridescent feathers, fan-shaped tail, and ...

The seven most beautiful birds with rainbow-like feathers are Scarlet macaw, Common Kingfisher, Mandarin Duck, Painted Bunting, Wilson's bird of paradise, Gouldian Finch, and Rainbow Lorikeet.

One country woman is giving festive decorations some rural charm this Christmas. The plumes of game birds including pheasants, French partridge and grouse all feature in the seasonal wreaths ...