All the season’s colors made the gray mockingbird seem so majestic,” says Birds & Blooms reader Sujata Roy. In addition to ...

Among the birds of the world, it is usually the males who have the brightest feathers and the females who are the most drab, ...

“The levee roads are a good place to find some of those birds. At times depending on water and fish conditions, you can’t expect this all the time, but one day in a couple hours time I saw 101 ...

There is a bird called the California towhee that is found in almost every yard. It is the most mundane of backyard residents: plain and brown, a chunky, clumsy member of the sparrow family that ho… ...

The northern mockingbird is a well-known member of a family of birds called mimic thrushes. It lives here all year and, true to its name, imitates the songs of other ...

House sparrows – those little brown and gray birds that flash mob the bird feeder – are common and easy to see. They’re quarrelsome, noisy, and when they’re on the ground, they move in ...

The gray-brown birds have distinctive red crowns, long necks and can stand up to 4 feet tall. Their loud bugle calls can be heard from up to 2.5 miles away.

Be careful — you might mistake these brown and gray birds for chickens. One of the most abundant forest birds of North America, the dark-eyed junco, is a type of sparrow.

The first brown bird that might come to mind is the sparrow, and several species come to my feeder. The house sparrow is common in cities and suburbs. Males have a gray head, black bib and light ...

Scientists are unearthing the vibrant colours of ancient birds and feathered dinosaurs using advanced technology. Fossil ...

Clasping a steaming cup of coffee, my fingers stay warm as I watch the brown, gray, blue, red, and yellow birds flit to and fro. Sometimes, they move quickly in a flash of feathers.

Birding is a great hobby that everyone can take part in, but most birders (myself included) tend to be drawn to the flashy or colorful species because they can be easier to identify, and they seem the ...