“In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” the saying goes. The same may be said of birds. That’s because spring is when most birds turn to family obligations—they mate, ...

Birds are notorious for their love of music — whether they're singing their own tunes, dancing along to their favorite song, ...

Hello. My name is Hannah from Toronto, Canada, age 4. I would like to know: Why do birds sing? Thanks – Hannah, age 4, Toronto. Hi Hannah, thanks for your excellent question. Lots of animals use ...

Wounded hummingbirds find their way to Terry Masear as her mobile hotline rings off the hook from callers who find them and require her expertise. Masear is quick to help rescue baby hummingbird twins ...

When North American ornithologists hear a bird singing, they're likely to assume it's a male. But in many species, the females sing too -- researchers argue that a better understanding of these ...

Those persons enjoy the most happiness, if possessed of a benevolent heart and favored by ordinary circumstances of fortune, who have acquired by habit and education the power of deriving pleasure ...

Vocal control areas in the brain of weaver birds fire in time when they sing together. When a male or female white-browed sparrow-weaver begins its song, its partner joins in at a certain time. They ...