Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birdhouses in blue and teal are hanging in a row. - sakhorn/Shutterstock Whether you're choosing an outfit, the hue of your car, ...

Even though Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country, it has a lot of different habitats, from woods to wetlands, to beaches, to urban and suburban areas. This means the state supports a ...

Birds boast some of the most vibrant colors among terrestrial animals. Our pretty avian friends have inspired our Democrat and Chronicle photographers for years and captured the imaginations of many ...

While humans have three color cones in the retina sensitive to red, green and blue light, birds have a fourth color cone that can detect ultraviolet light. A research team trained wild hummingbirds to ...

Despite their colorful appearance, blue jays are actually in the family Corvidae, the same as crows and ravens. These birds are typically 9 to 12 inches long from beak to tail and weigh under 3.5 ...

Pamala Farris has dedicated her life to nursing, so it was only fitting she play Florence Nightingale to a fledgling blue jay. For almost a week this summer, the Castle Hills retiree tended to the ...