GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gators are normally the animal of choice at the University of Florida. But this month, a yellow cardinal has soared to the top of the university’s popularity list. The rare bird, a ...

From their feathers to feet, learn more about the major features of bird anatomy and what makes these fascinating animals so ...

They have a special symbolism.

Readers have been asking about birds in their backyards with ratty-looking body feathers or without any head feathers at all. They have particular concern about "bald" Northern cardinals, birds whose ...

Dolores Perezous has a beaky problem. A male cardinal has been banging away at the windows of her Barrcrest home for several weeks. The bird has rammed its beak into windows in the dining room, living ...

As you begin Valentine’s Day, listen for the cheery song of the northern cardinal. The crimson-colored male bespeaks sweetheart’s day like no other bird, and its courtship with the female cardinal is ...

This is about a celebrity sighting. Of sorts. On my way out the door last week, I glanced out the window over the kitchen sink and saw something odd. Sitting on the seed tray of the backyard ...