I approach a flock of mountain chickadees feasting on pine nuts. A cacophony of sounds, coming from the many different bird species that rely on the Sierra Nevada's diverse pine cone crop, fill the ...

With plenty of artificial nectar available, Anna’s hummingbirds have expanded their range northward and their beaks have ...

Hummingbirds in California are rapidly evolving. Within just a century, perhaps even just a few decades, their beaks have ...

Heal the Bay has released its annual report card on California beaches. The top 10 dirtiest included one beach in Los Angeles ...

Beach visitors might want to add a new report card on the health of California beaches to their summer reading list. Once ...

In this week’s episode I tell the story of Cocky Bennett, a sulphur-crested cockatoo who lived for more than 120 years . He was once the companion of a sea captain, later became a bar mascot, and ...

Tiny birds — brown and white western snowy plovers — have made Carpinteria State Beach their home, so when visiting the area, ...

The residents of a California town are raising the alarm after dozens of birds appear to have exploded without explanation. The phenomena appears to be limited to a single neighborhood in Richmond ...

Specifically, it’s the Baja Bug, that icon of '60s surf culture still adored the world over, that’s now been given a Yorkshire overhaul courtesy of Twisted Automotive. What you’re looking at here is a ...

Blowing-up birds are bewildering a Bay Area ‘burb. Dozens of birds have met their sudden and violent demise in a California neighborhood in recent months, dropping out of the sky mid-flight and ...

Young eagles like Sunny and Gizmo typically fledge –or leave the nest and fly–when they can flatten their wings and have ...

More than 50 dead birds have been removed from Bernhard Avenue in Richmond, California, since February, according to reports. Several witnesses describe hearing a loud crack before the birds ...