When you think of a newborn chick, do you think of the naked songbird calling for its parent or the fluffy little chick? Both are very different and show that perhaps not all birds are born with...
Category: Birds
There are two species of eagles resident in North America. The bald eagle and the golden eagle. The bald eagle is one of the animals most closely associated with the United States. With both birds...
Birds of prey are top predators, often with no natural predators of their own in their adult lives. They rule the skies and remain at the apex of the food chain thanks to a series of important...
Cormorants date back to ancestors from the time of the dinosaurs and are rather prehistoric looking. Their average body weight is up to 11 pounds, with a wingspan ranging from 18 to 39 inches. They...
Kingfishers, in the family of Alcedinidaes, are small to medium-sized birds. They can be seen around slow or still water and are mostly brightly colored. There are 87 species of kingfisher...
North America is a continent of diverse landscapes. It ranges from the barren Arctic of the far north to the southern heat of Florida. In North America, six major biomes ranging from tundra to the...