I love animals

In the sunlit hedgerows and open meadows of Europe, this crimson-faced songster drifts between thistles with buoyant ease. It delicately plucks fine seeds from spiny heads, its…

In the shadowed rainforests of eastern Madagascar, this earth-toned sentinel moves slowly along the forest floor, its patterned plumage blending perfectly with leaf litter and root-shadow. It…

This bird… looks like a tiny grumpy old man — from the moment it hatches. In the quiet forests of Australia and Southeast Asia, frogmouth chicks sit…

This duck… can launch straight into the air without a running start. In the quiet marshes and shallow wetlands of the Northern Hemisphere, the Green-winged Teal slips…

This bird… hides a flash of gold that only appears when it chooses. In the lush forests of northern South America, the Yellow-tufted Dacnis moves like a…

This bird… looks like a tiny grumpy old man — from the moment it hatches. In the quiet forests of Australia and Southeast Asia, frogmouth chicks sit…