Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Swift bird in flight with a colorful sky in background. Black swallow. Image with copy space.© Marco Lissoni/Shutterstock.com The ...

Chimney swifts are very fast fliers and spend most of their lives in midair. They eat, drink and mate while flying, only ...

Held by UNC’s Avian Society, the event included speakers and attendees hoping to share their love for Chimney Swifts with fellow bird enthusiasts. Member Sydney McLean said the roosting of the Swifts ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — The tiny birds gather above the chimney as dusk approaches, flying in erratic, twisting swoops. More birds join, growing the group to thousands. They circle the chimney, finding ...

Vaux's swifts are 4-inch, gray birds that migrate between Canada and Venezuela. Every year, the birds make a pit stop at Agate Hall in Eugene, a popular spectacle for residents. On a temperate, late ...

This story originally published online in The 9th Street Journal. It’s Tuesday evening at the Velvet Hippo’s rooftop bar. From the wooded deck, a few dozen hipster bargoers admire a picture-perfect ...

Swift bird in flight with a colorful sky in background. Black swallow. Image with copy space.© Marco Lissoni/Shutterstock.com Of all the marvels of the natural world, few are as astonishing as the ...

The physiology of Apus apus is highly specialized, enabling essential functions, such as feeding, drinking, resting, and even mating, to occur almost entirely while airborne Remaining airborne for up ...