The story of a lonely goose named Blossom has gone viral this week after workers at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, Iowa, shared her story. According to workers, Blossom and her mate, Bud…| World Birds
John James Audubon was a wildlife artist who is famous for painting America’s birds as well as being a major player in the emergence of naturalism in the nineteenth century. Audubon has become akin to…| World Birds
Nuthatches are commonly found patronizing backyard birdfeeders throughout much of their vast natural habitats. From the coasts of California, to Algeria, to China, the Nuthatch’s gregarious yammering…| World Birds
Bull-bats, bugeaters, goat-suckers, the Nighthawk is the recipient of an array of unusual nicknames. Its actual name is, as a matter of fact, a bit of a misnomer. Neither a hawk nor a completely…| World Birds
Meadowlarks are a small group of New World songbirds belonging to the blackbird family. Once thought to be related to the larks of Eurasia and Africa, they were given the name “Meadowlark” before it…| World Birds
With a maximum weight of up to 100 pounds, the emperor penguin is amongst the largest and heaviest birds alive today. It’s worth noting that 100 pounds is a pretty significant outlier and that most…| World Birds
Hummingbirds are the jewel-colored flowers of the kingdom of birds. Whizzing through the sky with frenzied energy, these birds are a perennial favorite visitor to gardens and feeders. The hummingbird…| World Birds
The Hamerkop, sometimes spelled “Hammerkop,” is a unique wading bird occurring in sections of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, on the island of Madagascar, and in a coastal stretch of Arabia.| World Birds
Known as “moorhens” or “swamp chickens,” Gallinules are relatively common marsh birds throughout much of the Americas. Although much less gregarious than some of the other waterfowl with whom they…| World Birds
Cranes are among the most symbolically meaningful birds, and indeed, animals, in the world. From China to Japan to North America to Australia, these elegant and beautiful wading birds have a wide…| World Birds
Cowbirds are a bizarre bunch. Though you may be picturing something resembling their bovine namesakes, these birds actually bear very little resemblance to cows. In fact, for the most part…| World Birds