A small blue-purple bird often seen throughout the state during the spring has started to trickle back into Kentucky, but birdwatchers may be seeing less of the species in the future. The world’s ...

Wonder why your neighbor is hanging gourds up? Or why there appears to be an undulating donut on the weather radar? The answer to both is the purple martin. The largest swallow in North America, male ...

If you want to create a haven for bright and colorful birds to roam your yard, you may want to start incorporating bright purple flowers to draw them in further. Unlike humans, birds have four color ...

On the far west side of Ballard in Shilshole Bay — an area typically only accessible by boat, canoe or kayak — dozens of dark purple and blue birds swoop through a forest of decaying wooden poles.

Purple martins are iridescent beautiful birds known for their speed, agility, and insect-eating habits. Not truly purple, they have a deep blue plumage that shimmers in the light. In certain angles, ...

What makes a blue jay blue or a cardinal red? Color, a crucial element in nature, is most evident in the amazing hue and pattern variations in more than 10,000 bird species around the world. How birds ...