Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most bird species don’t fly above a few thousand feet in ...

When many migrating birds undertake their arduous flights, they'll often arrange themselves in a V shape, but what drives this distinctive behavior?

Hummingbirds are fascinating little birds found all over the Americas. They are known for their beautiful colors, aerial ...

BND photojournalist Derik Holtmann recently captured images of a huge flock of birds flying in unison before sunset near Illinois 4 in Mascoutah. A gigantic flock of birds is a familiar site around ...

Every autumn, billions of birds leave their breeding areas when the temperature drops and food gets scarce to spend the winter in more favorable climes, returning the following spring when warm ...

Watching starling murmurations as the birds swoop, dive, and wheel through the sky is one of the great pleasures of a dusky winter’s evening. From Naples to Newcastle, these flocks of agile birds are ...

Birds possess an incredible ability to sleep while flying. This allows them to undertake epic migrations spanning continents and oceans. They achieve this through unihemispheric sleep, where one brain ...