Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

The dark, smudgy streaks on Xavi Bou's photographs suggest the jerky ink tracks created by a malfunctioning printer, but they actually record the various patterns birds trace while flying in flocks.

Many migratory birds die each year flying into the blades of our wind farms. Weather radar data is showing us how we can be nicer to our skyfaring friends. Norway is sacred ground for nature lovers.

A bird has flown non-stop, apparently, from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania. And now this young bar-tailed godwit — a member of the sandpiper family — appears to have set a non-stop ...

Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms. A record-breaking 1.2 billion birds were estimated to be migrating in a single night during the ...