From parrots mimicking greetings to magpies building intricate call sequences, bird vocal learning blends biology, environment, and social bonds. Some species chatter naturally, while others take ...

An ornithologist and poet with a lifelong passion for birds explains what these creatures can teach us about wildness, joy and belonging. J. Drew Lanham’s life has been defined by birds. He grew up in ...

Bird Call: Monogamy lessons from birds New birds converged on me during my recent sojourn in Sedona, Ariz. I was elated to have two spottings of one species that had been on my bird bucket list for ...

Are you interested in learning how to distinguish between bird calls and songs? The Larimer County Department of Natural Resources will hold a “Campfire (Bird) Songs” event at Hermit Park Open Space ...

Birds can teach valuable lessons. Sitting in my upstairs office, I often see feathered friends stopping outside the window and perching in the branches of the dogwood tree. Most often they are just ...

Scientists are rethinking the evolution of vocal learning in birds. New Zealand's smallest bird, the rifleman or titipounamu, may have a rudimentary version of the talent possessed by parrots, ...