More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

Scientists have known for years that birds like geese and ibises gain an aerodynamic advantage from flying in a "V" formation. Now, researchers from Brown University have provided new insights into ...

Soft wings. Sharp background. One usable frame out of a 30-shot burst. Bird in flight photography exposes every weak link in your setup, and small changes can double or triple your keeper rate. Coming ...

Some birds migrate thousands of miles every autumn. How exactly do they manage it? Scientists built a flight chamber to find out. Some birds migrate thousands of miles every autumn. How exactly do ...

A record-breaking 1 billion birds were in flight over the eastern U.S. overnight on Oct. 8 according to a nonprofit group that tracks the fall migration. Overnight on Wednesday, Oct. 8, an estimated 1 ...

Sony's 600mm f/6.3 trades aperture for portability, letting wildlife photographer Jan Wegener shoot birds handheld all day.