Bird of prey with its meal, a common rock dove (Columba livia), Boston...
North America's only indigenous passenger pigeon, which may have gathered in flocks numbering in the billions, became extinct in 1914 at the hands of humans. So, how are pigeons one of the most easily-recogniza... More
ISS012-E-19051 (4 March 2006) --- Newport, R.I., is featured in this i...
ISS012-E-19051 (4 March 2006) --- Newport, R.I., is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 12 crew member on the International Space Station. Newport is well-known as a summer destination, but win... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the brush near the NASA News Center at Kenne...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the brush near the NASA News Center at Kennedy Space Center a mockingbird protects its territory from a young hawk perched on a branch below. The birds are two of more than 330 native ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the brush near the NASA News Center at Kenne...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the brush near the NASA News Center at Kennedy Space Center a young hawk perches in a branch while a mockingbird sits above, protecting its territory. The birds are two of more than 33... More
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), Cedar Breaks National Mon...
This New World vulture is the largest land bird in North America and one of the world's rarest bird species. Sadly, the condor became extinct in the wild in 1987 which means that every condor you see has been c... More
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), Cedar Breaks National Mon...
This New World vulture is the largest land bird in North America and one of the world's rarest bird species. Sadly, the condor became extinct in the wild in 1987 which means that every condor you see has been c... More
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), Cedar Breaks National Mon...
This New World vulture is the largest land bird in North America and one of the world's rarest bird species. Sadly, the condor became extinct in the wild in 1987 which means that every condor you see has been c... More
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), Cedar Breaks National Mon...
This New World vulture is the largest land bird in North America and one of the world's rarest bird species. Sadly, the condor became extinct in the wild in 1987 which means that every condor you see has been c... More
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) and snowy egret (Egretta thula) toge...
Big Bend National Park has more bird species than any other national park. The large great blue heron is usually found near shores of open water and in wetlands. With a wingspan of 66-79 inches and a height of ... More
Ash-throated flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens), Big Bend National Par...
Big Bend National Park has more bird species than any other national park.
Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans), Big Bend National Park, 2015.
Big Bend National Park has more bird species than any other national park.
Hummingbird, Capitol Reef National Park, 2015.
Hummingbirds are New World birds of the Trochilidae family. The smallest extant bird species is, probably not surprisingly, a hummingbird: the 5-cm bee hummingbird that weighs less than a U.S. penny! Typically,... More
Hummingbird feeding, Mesa Verde National Park, 2015.
Mesa Verde National Park participates in several migratory bird monitoring projects, including 'Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship' (MAPS) and another project through the 'Hummingbird Monitoring Net... More
Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) on the beach, Virgin Islands Na...
One of the most well-known coastal bird species in the Americas, it is one of only three pelican species found in the Western Hemisphere and one of only two pelicans that dive into the water to feed. Easily dis... More
Yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens), Big Bend National Park, 2015.
Big Bend National Park has more bird species than any other national park.
American robin (Turdus migratorius) egg, Saugus Iron Works National Hi...
Widely-distributed throughout North America, it is actually named after the European robin even though the two species aren't very closely related. According to surveys, the American robin is the second most ab... More
Hummingbird resting, Mesa Verde National Park, 2015.
Mesa Verde National Park participates in several migratory bird monitoring projects, including 'Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship' (MAPS) and another project through the 'Hummingbird Monitoring Net... More
Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus), Shenandoah National Park, 2015.
A red-eyed vireo holds the record for most songs given in a single day among bird species: more than 20,000 songs in one day!
Male blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), Big Bend National Park, 2015.
Big Bend National Park has more bird species than any other national park.
Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), Oregon Pipe Cactus National Monumen...
Recognize this medium-sized hummingbird by its pale gray chest and belly with green flanks. Adult males have an iridescent crimson-red crown and gorget (i.e., patch of colored feathers on the throat or upper br... More
Common raven (Corvus corax), Big Bend National Park, 2015.
Big Bend National Park has more bird species than any other national park. Easily confused with its cousin the crow, ravens are of greater size, have a larger and heavier black beak, shaggy feathers around the ... More