Prum showed me one of his favorite examples: the opal-crowned manakin from Ecuador. The tiny bird amply earns its name. Its head glitters as if its feathers were cut from stone. Prum and his ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Every hand-carved wood feather in the Fallen Feathers Memorial tells a story of sadness and pride, in 281 variations. Each feather represents an Ohioan lost in the war in Iraq ...

A Tri-State man is on a mission to remember Ohio soldiers killed in action.Graham Webb has a dedicated team across Ohio committed to carving wooden feathers for servicemen and servicewomen killed ...

In this case, the two parents are the snow-capped manakin, named for its bright, snowy-white crown feathers, and the opal-crowned manakin, named for its brilliant, iridescent crown feathers. Weir and ...