Every page of Peter Cavanagh's "100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight," from the preface, where the author begins with “Flight is the essence of bird life. Flying has allowed birds ...

SEATTLE – If it weren’t for passionate people, this would be a dull world. Peter Cavanagh of Lopez Island, Washington, certainly qualifies in the passionate category, having taken 600,000 photos in ...

“Big Birds Can’t Fly” features stunning photography of some of the world’s strangest birds–ratites. Not only have they lost the ability to fly, but based on new scientific evidence, it appears that ...

A PAIR of flying whooper swans glide above the water in seamless harmony in the city of Sanmenxia in Henan province, China. The image is titled Fairy Landing on Earth, and it won Shu Qing the bronze ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, the skies of South America were ruled by a colossal bird. Argentavis magnificens, one of the largest flying birds ever discovered, had a wingspan so wide that it ...

50 photographers aimed their cameras at birds around the planet and “The High Life: Contemporary Photography and the Birds” showcases their avian artistry at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in downtown ...

Goncalo Garcia describes shoebill encounter as "an incredible moment that I will always remember." ...

Millions of birds invisibly migrate through the night sky each autumn, most flying in near silence toward their wintering grounds. Now, scientists have developed a way to see and identify many of ...

From the finest details to the largest patterns, this year’s winners of the Audubon Photography Awards, chosen from 8,770 images and 261 videos entries, offer an irresistible spectacle of the wonders ...