One of the more intriguing aspects of bird anatomy is their ears, or rather, the lack of visible ear structures. Unlike mammals, birds do not have external ear flaps (pinnae).

Birds must have ears, or why would they bother making all those tweeting, twittering noises, or birdsongs as some folks like to say, and if they do, bird ears must be “insies” rather than “o ...

Ear tufts are prominent if raised; when flattened the bird has a round-headed look. Facial disk is prominently rimmed dark, especially on the lower half. Underparts are marked by vertical streaks ...

But did you know that birds also have accents? Scientists have noticed that birds in towns and cities have higher-pitched songs than birds living in the countryside. It seems that songs with higher ...

It whipped past my ear at an unbelievable speed. The next one hit my partner Dave in the eye. These guys meant business. We ...