Penguins, cute and fluffy on the outside, can look quite terrifying when they open their bills. You’ll see rows of sharp serrated growths facing their throats, which helps them grip and swallow their prey. However,…
Time to confess. I am not a superstitious person. Still, every time I get hit by bird poop, I take comfort in the fact that it is believed to bring good luck. Apart from cleaning…
Chickens are so familiar, we almost forget they are birds! Yes, they have feathers, and we know they are members of the avian kingdom, but they just act differently. They also can’t really fly. Or…
In the day, it’s common to see birds in flight. Look up and there might be a gull flapping through the sky, or a vulture or hawk wheeling high overhead. A flock of starlings zip…
Hummingbird eggs are small, frighteningly small. While hummingbirds are not too large themselves, the question still remains – how come something so magnificent could grow out of something so small? But how small are hummingbird…
Did you know that chickens are the most common bird in the world? That’s right and there are so many chickens, these familiar birds outnumber us by several billion! Luckily, they don’t live nearly as…
Are featherless owls real? Lately, I have been seeing a lot more pictures of featherless owls in my feeds and online searches. I have heard folks wonder if those odd-looking owls are some rare and…
There are surprisingly many bird species in North America that start with the letter L. Some of them describe the looks of the bird, some their range or habitat, some their behavior, and some their…
Bird names often offer insights into various aspects of the bird’s identity, including its appearance, behavior, and vocalizations. Sometimes they were named after an important person. For example, Magnificent Frigatebird and Masked Boobies are named…
Birds come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. They also come in all sorts of names! There are hundreds of names for birds, some familiar, others much less common. There are more than three…