Meet the regal western kingbird — a fierce defender of its nest and a bright sight along open fields in the west.

Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright colours and courtship displays. Now, it turns out that many species also have body parts that fluoresce ...

Its calls are usually loud and often provide the best evidence to the presence of the bird ... tent caterpillars. The yellow-billed cuckoo has a slender body, a long tail, and rounded wings.

Look for these birds throughout Florida and along the eastern and Gulf coasts. Boat-tailed grackles have rounder heads than the great-tailed grackles and dark (not yellow) eyes. Check out black ...

Immatures have narrower and more pointed outer tail feathers. Flight: relatively slow, with steady, rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily ... in shape to the yellow skin on yellow-billed ...