The flat beaks of ducks typically have soft edges for sensing food in the water and comblike lamellae inside to sieve out insects, seeds, and other morsels. (Photographed at Sylvan Heights Bird ...

Birds have feathers and a beak and lay hard-shelled eggs. Many birds are able to fly using their wings, but others such as ostriches are flightless and unable to fly. Some birds like penguins ...

The “chicken hawk” of colonial America, this medium-sized accipiter is a common sight at home bird feeders ... and flat-topped head are good field marks. Eye is close to the beak.