There are so many beautiful birds on this planet that a list of 100, much less 10 couldn’t do justice to all of them. That being said, the criteria for beautiful birds for this blog had to be rather ...

These Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest images celebrate our feathered friends Text by Tracy Scott Forson Photographs selected by Jeff Campagna Birds can be found on every continent—some living ...

Selected from a record 59,228 entries, these are the overall winners and the 18 category winners of this prestigious ...

When we think about birds, we often imagine them spreading their wings and soaring high in the sky. However, nature is as beautiful as it is diverse. The origin of wings dates back to the time of ...

The green night parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis, was once a common sight in Australia. Long thought to be extinct, it has been ...

Celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Ashvina in the Hindu calendar (which generally falls between September–October), ...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is one organisation that is fighting for the rights of birds and animals. We need to join them and ensure all levels of society must ...

The Smithsonian celebrates beautiful birds in our museums, our research centers, our gardens, and in coffee shops. We hold, care for, and share artistic and scientific observations compiled over ...

Sporting orange skin around its eyes and walking gracefully with its slender legs, the secretarybird is referred to as the "most beautiful bird" in the world. The large bird of prey inhabits sub ...

Planning was key for a 47-mile trip through the spectacular White Cliffs section of the Missouri River, known for its scenery ...

Starting Wednesday, residents can order the International Crane Foundation's new "Cranes of Wisconsin" specialty license ...

Many of these birds are warblers, which are about the size of a sparrow with strikingly beautiful plumage (there are also many other species, too). The warblers flit about mostly in the top of ...