Purple martins are returning from South America. The first "scouts" have been spotted in Michigan. What to know.

A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

After spending a few months in South America, purple martins ... Painting the materials white reflect the sun's heat, therefore keeping the birds' housing cool during the summer.

white-throated sparrows, yellow-bellied sapsuckers, northern shovelers and buffleheads. In North America, birds typically fly south for the winter before food is less available during the colder ...

Residents and visitors often see swallow-tailed kites flashing overhead during the spring months as they hunt just above the ...

So epic is this land mass, even seasoned travellers will find fresh wonders to discover in the countries of South America ... in this vast ocean of blinding white, of watching as the sun sets ...

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird ...

It is mostly brown on top and has a fat-looking white belly ... it looks like. Bird Region: Generally the right half of North America, but during the winter, H. mustelina heads south to bore ...

The tiny birds begin to arrive in North America after a long trip from South America from mid-April ... The females have green backs with black and white tail feathers. They're among the tiniest ...

A white-and-black ... and the next generation of these birds will spring to life here in Florida. "After spending the fall and winter in South America, kites arrive in Florida in early March ...

In 2018 we’ll explore the wonder of birds, and why we can’t live ... The species migrates early in spring from Central America and northern South America. PHOTOGRAPHED AT VIRGINIA AQUARIUM ...