Various Areas in Exeter, New Hampshire: Red-shouldered Hawk, Morning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Red-breasted ...

Where do birds get their red feathers from? According to a new article, the red carotenoids that give the common crossbill its red coloration are produced in the liver, not the skin, as previously ...

The Scottish Crossbill has the distinction of being the UK's only unique bird species. It is a member of the finch family and is distinguished by a large head and a substantial bill which, as the name ...

Most birds have bills with tips that come together when the jaws close. But not crossbills — hence their common name. The crossed bill tips are so unusual that they once were sometimes mistakenly ...

Our pine woods can be incredibly quiet places, especially in deep winter when the thin wisps of mist clinging to the treetops bring an almost ethereal feel. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

Dartmoor, Devon: The common crossbill’s unusual beak is designed to extract tiny seeds from conifer cones. So in pine forests they must stay It feels as if I have walked into a deserted prison wing.

A new series of Tweet of the Day for Sunday morning revealing personal and fascinating stories from some fresh voices who have been inspired by birds, their calls and encounters. Crossbills are not ...

Common crossbills aren’t called crossbills for nothing – these stocky, noisy members of the finch family have mandibles that cross over. The tip of the upper half of the extraordinary bill curves down ...

The crossbill, it has to be said, won’t win any beauty competitions. Slightly bigger than a greenfinch, rather plump and thick-necked, it vaguely resembles a parrot. Adult males are dull red all over ...