Val Cunningham regularly answers reader questions about birds and birding. Submit your own questions below. Can birds see color? When they look at other birds, do they see them in color, like we do?

The phrase “every color of the rainbow” isn’t quite as all-encompassing as it sounds. For one thing, the color chips in your hardware store’s paint aisle host some colors you’ll be hard-pressed to ...

The post Colors That Attract Birds (and a Few That Repel Them) appeared first on A-Z Animals. Birds rely on their eyesight to locate food, water, shelter, and safe places to nest. They are highly ...

(CNN) — Many types of birds — such as hummingbirds, peacocks and parrots — are vividly colorful, but birds-of-paradise are especially flamboyant with hues of emerald, lemon, cobalt and ruby. Now, ...

If optimists see the world through rose-colored lenses, some birds see it through ultraviolet ones. Avians have evolved ultraviolet vision quite a few times in history, a new study finds. Subscribe to ...

While you may have heard that hummingbirds are attracted to the color red, they're not the only bird with a favorite hue. There's one color that's practically a magnet for orioles. Many of the most ...

Birds rely on their eyesight to locate food, water, shelter, and safe places to nest. They are highly perceptive of color, which means the shades you use in your yard can make a surprising difference ...