With their large ... black-billed magpies are easily seen. They hop and walk on the ground with a swaggering and confident gait. Monotypic. Length 19". An unusually long-tailed black-and-white ...

As soon as young birds can leave the nest ... They dive and pursue their prey underwater. Most auks are black and white. LARGE AUKS are about the size of a duck and include puffins, murres ...

I vacillate in my opinions about bird names. Sometimes I like the names that are clear and technically descriptive. Sometimes ...