White-tailed deer like those on Long Island have significantly expanded their range north into Canada in recent decades, so ...

Just like people stock up on groceries before a snowstorm, many birds store food ahead of time. During warmer months, they ...

But all birds have high body temperatures. The chickadee’s best trick is to go into torpor every night, a brief form of hibernation that reduces their body temperature by 20 degrees, saving energy. In ...

On winter nights, when temperatures fall far below freezing, small birds remain perched in open places that seem hostile to life. By morning, they are.

As a major winter storm blankets New England, Bill Danielson reflects on how birds endure brutal cold, deep snow and dark ...

Discover the clever ways birds survive winter, from sunbathing and feathery insulation to behavioral and metabolic tricks that conserve heat and energy.

They called it “Snowmageddon” on TV. The first big storm of the winter of 2025-2026 and, from a certain point of view, it was a big one. Western Massachusetts received a deep coat of fresh snow and it ...

Feathers are of course key to their winter success – these marvels of natural engineering are almost weightless yet extremely tough and weatherproof - take that, Gore-Tex. Layers of down and contour ...

Learn how eastern bluebirds share bird boxes in winter, what triggers this behavior, and which other backyard birds do it too ...

Where did this horrible Philadelphia weather come from?” At first, I assumed that Carol was overreacting. After all, plenty of birds exist in super-cold climates. If an albatross and a kelp gull can ...

Here in Bradford County, we had very cold temperatures during December and January, and then, in January, a snowstorm brought life to a standstill. Feb. 7-8 were billed as the coldest days in ten ...

Learn how emperor penguins survive –50°C Antarctic winters through insulation, huddling, and unique breeding adaptations.