The African penguin is often described as one of the cutest birds in the world, yet it carries an unexpectedly dark nickname.

Two beautiful blue jays, one caught midflight with a peanut in his beak, won the U.S. Department of Agriculture-sponsored Cutest Bird Photo Contest for February. Shannon Mayer of Elgin submitted the ...

The loggerhead shrike may look like any other songbird you might see at a backyard feeder, but its soft exterior masks the heart of a killer. “It really is a bird of prey trapped in the songbirds body ...

DEAR JOAN: I have had two adorable little birds in the shrubs outside my kitchen for the last few days. They fly into the window, hang on the screen, sit on the ledge and tap on the windows. What are ...