Father's Day is a special occasion to honor the dedication, love, and hard work of fathers and father figures across the globe. While we celebrate the human dads in our lives, it's also a perfect time to recognize the incredible fathers in the animal kingdom, particularly among birds....

We're adding new birds each day until we reach our 500th Birdorable species! Today's Bonanza bird is the Hawfinch. Look at that massive bill! Hawfinches are bulky birds, with large heads and stout bodies. Their large finch beaks have a metallic look to them....

Today we're adding a big bird to Birdorable. This bird is so big, it has a big word that means big in its name: it's the Goliath Heron! This massive wader is the world's largest species of heron! The Goliath Heron is a massive bird, standing up to 5 feet tall with a wingspan that can exceed 7 feet in length!

We're celebrating the world's gulls this week! Join us as we highlight these social and intelligent birds. Today we'd like to tell you about a special individual bird. Lesser Black-backed Gulls generally breed across northern parts of Europe and Asia. In the winter they move down across...