Although the Northern Mockingbird seems to have the most recognized reputation as a sound mimic among the songbirds, there are other songbirds (not parrots) with more expansive repertoires and several ...

The internet is obsessed with a "talking bird" who perfectly sings the Harry Potter theme tune, after copying his owner. Farijuana regularly uploads clips of her European Starling, named Zephyr, to ...

Bird songs have served as a source of inspiration for composers since the Medieval era. Few musical tricks bring nature into the concert hall better than echoing a bird call. Canadian composer Jordan ...

Let’s get this out of the way: The eponymous bird at the center of “The Starling” isn’t real, though the emotions (and often, the quite literal pain) he stirs in the people around him is. If that’s ...

European starlings are one of my favorite "winter’s coming" birds. We have a couple that nest during the summer in a cavity high up in a dead poplar, but rarely see them. This time of year, however, ...

Watching starling murmurations as the birds swoop, dive, and wheel through the sky is one of the great pleasures of a dusky winter’s evening. From Naples to Newcastle, these flocks of agile birds are ...

If you want to know what types of birds you might see in northwest Wilmington right now, ask a seventh grader at the Tatnall School. For two decades, class after class of these middle school students ...

Great efforts have been made to curtail the introduction of exotic species into the wild. One reason is because some become too successful, threatening the well-being of native species. Many plants ...