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It’s one of those stories that sounds almost impossible - a parrot repeating what may have been a man’s final words. In a ...

European starlings just beat parrots at their own game – copying complex sounds. In a new study by researchers in Amsterdam ...

When you think of birds imitating sounds, parrots and starlings might come to mind. They’re famous for copying human speech, ...

Q: I live on Park Point in Duluth and see large flocks of blue jays return in May each year. They hang around in noisy groups for two to three weeks, then disappear from the Point, without fail. I see ...

A strange, rare hybrid bird was found in a Northeast suburb in San Antonio. The mysterious bird is the offspring of a blue jay and a green jay, which biologists say may be among the first examples of ...

In August 2025, The Mirror published a story that cited an unlinked interview with Paul McCartney conducted by OnHike.com. For whatever it’s worth, this writer was unable to track down the primary ...

Where it lives: Steppes and meadows in Asia, notably China, India, Japan, Korea and Russia. It's also found in Africa and parts of Europe. Some populations are migratory. What it eats: Seeds of ...

Birds may decorate nests with artificial objects and feathers to deter magpies and ravens from taking their eggs. Many birds have been observed placing human-made objects in their nests, such as ...

'Rare' ancestor reveals how huge flightless birds made it to faraway lands Rare blue-and-green hybrid jay spotted in Texas is offspring of birds whose lineages split 7 million years ago Paralvinella ...