BANCROFT, Neb. -- For most of us, one of America's favorite songbirds is found in our backyards. For 83-year-old Pauline Sorensen, the red birds can be found all over her house in an extensive ...

Plumage is a term that refers to the characteristics of a bird's feathers. Shown here is the normal plumage of an adult northern cardinal. The female northern cardinal is often thought of as not ...

Here we are post-holiday and deep into the heart of summer. The sunshine, warm gentle breezes, deep green leaves on trees and grass that seems to grow overnight — ah, yes, we are in summer. Never mind ...