The Acorn Woodpecker is a highly social woodpecker of oak woodlands in western North America, Mexico, Central America and parts of northern South America. It ...
The name sounds almost ridiculous, but the bird behind it is anything but. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a real sap-feeding woodpecker, and despite its ...
The Hairy Woodpecker is one of the most familiar black-and-white woodpeckers in North America, found across a wide range of forests and wooded habitats. ...
The Black Skimmer is one of the most unusual-looking birds found along the coasts of the Americas. Its striking black-and-white plumage is distinctive, but ...
The Rock Ptarmigan is an Arctic and alpine grouse famous for something few birds can do quite as well: change its appearance with the seasons. Its plumage ...
Few North American birds are as instantly recognizable as the Red-headed Woodpecker. Its vivid crimson head stands out against its glossy black back and ...
A seabird the size of a starling that can eat tens of thousands of tiny animals a day, feeds by suction like a miniature whale, and carries a name twice ...
The auk that does things differently. While puffins, razorbills, and murres crowd into huge cliff colonies, lay a single egg, and head out to sea for winter, ...
The Razorbill is a bird built for life at sea. Its thick, distinctive bill, black-and-white plumage, and powerful underwater swimming make it one of the most ...
If you have a yard or a local park, you have probably seen this bird. They are the ones spending hours on the lawn, running a few steps, stopping suddenly, ...

