Nov 28th, 2008 · The pheasant-sized superb lyrebird doesn't look like much until you get to its tail. Sixteen feathers create a gorgeous pinnacle of lacy white and brown filaments shaped like the ancient musical instrument the lyre.
May 17th, 2008 · The daughter of famed jazz journalist and producer Leonard Feather first tried to make a career as a stage actress. That's when she started to translate her minor aggravations into song lyrics — and singing them.
Apr 25th, 2008 · After beginning to go bald in 2006, a penguin in San Francisco was fitted with a wet suit — and started to re-grow his feathers. Pam Schaller, a senior aquatic biologist at the California Academy of Sciences, shares Pierre's remarkable story.
Apr 14th, 2008 · What's clicking on the BPP blog, including a video from producer Win Rosenfeld that introduces a pet salesmen in New York who carefully screens candidates for his prize birds.
Feb 24th, 2008 · As spring bird migrations start, avid birders are gathering with their binoculars to view the transition. But a new book warns that the beauty and variety of these feathered friends is threatened by the very people who admire them.
Oct 11th, 2007 · When Michigan moved up its primary to Jan. 15, the move ruffled feathers in Iowa and New Hampshire, and as those states push votes in their states even earlier, several leading Democrats are trying to pull their names off the Michigan ballot.
Oct 5th, 2007 · Tiny cameras taped to the tail feathers of wild crows are giving scientists a new perspective on the bird's behavior. Researchers have been able to observe the birds using tools as they forage.
May 29th, 2007 · U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton of San Antonio is very unpopular in some circles. His critics call him "Johnny Satan" and wish he had been among the prosecutors fired last year.