Imagine watching a bird walk across a floating carpet of lily pads. Its slender body, chestnut-brown feathers, and remarkably long toes make it an unusual sight. But suddenly, something even …
A wood stork walking through a shallow marsh may look as though it is simply probing the water. In reality, it is using one of the most specialized feeding techniques …
A Black Skimmer glides just above quiet coastal water, its long wings carrying its body only centimeters above the surface. The bird appears almost to be tracing a line across …
On the forest floor in eastern Australia, a male satin bowerbird may spend hours maintaining a structure made from carefully positioned sticks. Around it, he places selected objects—blue feathers, flowers, …
High above a rocky mountain slope, a bearded vulture circles with something unusual clutched beneath it: a large bone. The bird releases its cargo, the bone crashes against exposed rock, …
Across Africa and Asia, small birds transform flexible strips of grass into some of the most sophisticated structures built by any animal. Weaver bird nest building involves far more than …
The shoebill hunting behavior is unlike that of almost any other bird. While many predators actively chase prey or constantly search for movement, the shoebill often does the opposite. It …
The greater sage-grouse courtship display is one of North America’s most remarkable wildlife spectacles. Before sunrise each spring, male greater sage-grouse gather on open patches of ground known as leks, …