Every page of Peter Cavanagh's "100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight," from the preface, where the author begins with “Flight is the essence of bird life. Flying has allowed birds ...

Submitted by Griffin Bay Bookstore. Griffin Bay Bookstore hosts Lopez Island author Peter Cavanagh featuring his beautiful new book, ‘How Birds Fly,’ on Sunday, June 8 at 2 p.m. in the bookstore café.

If it weren’t for passionate people, this would be a dull world indeed. Peter Cavanagh, of Lopez Island, certainly qualifies in the passionate category, having taken 600,000 photos in the past 13 ...

Every autumn, billions of birds leave their breeding areas when the temperature drops and food gets scarce to spend the winter in more favorable climes, returning the following spring when warm ...

This year’s winners of the annual Audubon Photography Awards are an irresistible spectacle of the wonders of avian life. The annual competition marking its 13th year and organized by the Audubon ...

50 photographers aimed their cameras at birds around the planet and “The High Life: Contemporary Photography and the Birds” showcases their avian artistry at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in downtown ...

In its 15th year, the contest showcases diverse avian species, their fascinating behaviors and the habitats needed to keep them alive Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science A Forster's tern ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of inspiration for humans ...