There’s just something special about seeing a blue colored bird. Blue jays, bluebirds, indigo buntings — their feathers brighten feeders when they swoop in for a meal, and they stand out when they ...

Somewhere over the rainbow 48 million years ago, a happy little blue bird flew—until it soared over a lake belching toxic gases and died. The lake’s sediments then entombed the bird’s body, ...

Have you ever looked at a bird and wondered, how can it be so red or so blue or so intensely yellow? Well, if you have, then you and several researchers have something in common. A new study finds ...

A rare bird alert on the eBird app led University of Texas researchers to discover a rare hybrid from a blue jay and green ...

For more than 1,000 years, ancient people built terraces, dams, pyramids and mounds in central Mexico. One of these sites is ...

Examining fossilized pigments, scientists have uncovered new insights into blue color tones in prehistoric birds. Examining fossilised pigments, scientists from the University of Bristol have ...

A tree-dwelling bird that lived 48 million years ago probably had blue plumage, researchers say. Scientists inspecting a fossil of Eocoracias brachyptera say they have, for the first time, identified ...

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -Ohio has numerous brightly colored birds. For most of those, the color is actually in the feather itself. “If you see birds that are red, or orange or yellow those are pigment ...

Nature gives us one incredible surprise after another. If you're a bird lover and have been admiring bluebirds, jays, or barn swallows, you're really seeing a brown bird. Here's how they trick you.

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Simon Griffith receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Birds are perhaps the most colourful group of animals, bringing a splash of colour to the natural world around us every day.