But do colors have the same effect on birds? Are there colors that will attract more birds to your garden, and when planning the flowers and decor in your garden, should you take color into account?

Birds receive their colors thanks to the pigments in their genetic makeup. All living creatures owe their coloring to pigmentation within their DNA. Even humanity owes our hair and skin color to ...

Biofluorescence is widespread in birds-of-paradise, a group of tropical birds famous for their spectacular courtship dances.

We, and future scientists, can learn about that because the colour of the preserved feathers doesn't change over the years. The specimens are waiting in a drawer to be looked at.' Unlike mounted birds ...

Back in Winterwatch 2017 we conducted an experiment using three coloured bird feeders; red, green and blue. The aim of this experiment was to see which colour garden birds preferred and to try and ...

These colors distinguish them as some of the world's most dramatic and attractive birds. Males often sport vibrant feathered ruffs or amazingly elongated feathers, which are known as wires or ...

"People [could be using] paintballs to colour the birds as a way of deterring them because often they're pests," Dr Aplin said. "The second hypothesis is it could be agricultural spray dye." ...

Melanin is the dominant pigment in mammals and birds that gives them either a black/dark brown colour, for example in ravens, or a reddish/yellow hue, as in foxes. The black pigment is called ...