Male wood ducks and pheasants are beautiful, for sure, but many Kansans think painted buntings are our most gorgeous bird; with their blue head, red breast and vibrant green wings. Most who spend ...

The number of painted buntings has been declining for some years. Now, citizen scientists across the U.S. are helping track and gather more info to support the bird species.

You probably haven’t heard of obligate siblicide unless you hang out with behavioral ecologists. Loosely translated, it means ...

Some birds—the painted bunting in Texas, Gould’s sunbird in South Asia, the rainbow lorikeet in Australia—are gaudier than any flower. Others come in one of the nearly infinite shades of ...

Charleston Parks Conservancy and Holy City Birding hosted a bird walk. The group went to West Ashley Park and saw white-eyed ...

The Painted Bunting is a favorite among birders for its beautiful feathers. Adult males have a blue head, red underparts and a lime green back, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

"I was always 'around' -- I knew literally every corner of this campus -- and the people of Henderson State were my first ...

Bring the binoculars and a camera, and hit the road to one of the best birding spots in the U.S. The unique landscape of the ...

or trying to snap a photo of a brilliantly colored painted bunting at the window feeder. Joe loved to brag about the exotic cheeses that he made in his own refrigerator (far better than that expensive ...

Visitors can enjoy close encounters with the rare Socorro Dove, the Painted Bunting, which is a mix of blue, red, yellow and ...