Learn how to draw bird wings with confidence! From feather structure to wing anatomy and shape variations, this guide breaks it all down step by step. #BirdWings #DrawingWings #ArtAnatomy ...

For The Times’s summer birding project, I spoke to the field guide illustrator about how to sketch a bird. Here’s how he draws a black-capped chickadee → Start with a circle, then add an oval. Draw a ...

Feathers set birds apart from all other animals. And it's feathers that make individuals recognizable, from the brilliant red feathers of cardinals to the hurt-your-eyes yellow of goldfinches and the ...

After ruling out diet, scientists discover the secret behind blue feathers lies inside how the feathers are made. Gavriel Jecan / Corbis For decades, scientists have known how birds with yellow or red ...

Melanosomes linked with blue feathers are much longer than they are wide Sven Traenkner/Senckenberg Research Institute and Nature Museum in Frankfurt A prehistoric Eocoracias brachyptera bird whose ...