Lancashire's diverse wetlands, estuaries and river valleys provide excellent habitat for herons and egrets, with 5 species recorded across the county. The iconic Grey Heron is a familiar sight along ...

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Evening Grosbeak perched on a bare branch, showing its bright yellow plumage, black wings with white patches, and large pale bill. A chunky, bull-necked finch with a bill powerful enough to crack ...

Most geese are generally gregarious birds who form flocks during migration and outside of the breeding season. If you've seen a flock of geese, you may already know that they can be rather noisy, but ...

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Birds of prey, or raptors, are carnivorous birds that hunt and kill prey using a combination of their keen senses, strong talons and sharp, hooked beaks. Ranging from the minuscule falconet to the ...

Those familiar with the fairytale “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Andersen may remember how the ‘ugly duckling’ in the story was actually a baby swan and not a duckling at all! In real life, ...

Hudsonian Godwit standing in shallow blue water, facing right. Features long, bicolored bill and brown-patterned plumage. The Hudsonian Godwit is the smallest of the world's four godwit species — yet ...

Basics of Bird Mating: Birds mate briefly, often in seconds, despite elaborate mating displays. The act of mating, typically known as a "cloacal kiss," involves the cloaca, a single opening serving ...

The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), or turkey buzzard, is a familiar sight across much of North America. They breed as far north as Southern Canada and range all the way to the southern tip of South ...

“Female peacocks” is an oxymoron. Peacocks are male peafowl, and peahens are female peafowl. There’s no such thing as a “male peacock”! Nevertheless, peafowl have come to be known simply as peacocks.