From geese and pelicans to cranes and cormorants, many birds use a V-shaped flock to master the aerodynamics of long-distance ...

Although sometimes overlooked, a bird's tail is much more useful than you realize. Learn fascinating bird tail facts.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

Remember when you were a kid and you looked up at the sky to see dozens of geese soaring overhead in a V shape? "Why do they do that?" you probably wondered. Seeing birds — from geese to pelicans and ...

Every year, billions of birds around the world take to the skies for their annual migration. It’s truly astonishing as these ...

A bird has flown non-stop, apparently, from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania. And now this young bar-tailed godwit — a member of the sandpiper family — appears to have set a non-stop ...

Moonlight shapes how red-necked nightjars hunt, migrate, conserve energy, and raise chicks throughout the year.

BND photojournalist Derik Holtmann recently captured images of a huge flock of birds flying in unison before sunset near Illinois 4 in Mascoutah. A gigantic flock of birds is a familiar site around ...