I've been thinking about blue birds lately. Not just eastern bluebirds, but all four of the mostly blue birds we have in North Carolina. Just as I can't assume they are talking about northern ...

The animal kingdom gives us rainbows of color with butterflies and chameleons, and clownfish, but birds give us just as much of a show. Among the peacock, the toucan, and the macaw, there’s a ...

A bird house is a common way to attract birds to your yard, but not every species favor these enclosed spaces. Some birds ...

FALL RIVER — For several weeks, the animal sounds echoing through the halls of Forever Paws have been more R-rated than usual. Hendrix, a 20-year-old blue and yellow macaw, has a shockingly filthy ...

Nature gives us one incredible surprise after another. If you're a bird lover and have been admiring bluebirds, jays, or barn swallows, you're not seeing a blue bird; it s actually brown. Here's how ...

On a recent visit to the Yadkin River Nature Trail at Tanglewood Park, I heard the familiar call of a red-shouldered hawk. A pair has nested there for several years, and I see them nearly every time I ...

Pamala Farris has dedicated her life to nursing, so it was only fitting she play Florence Nightingale to a fledgling blue jay. For almost a week this summer, the Castle Hills retiree tended to the ...

The ring-necked pheasant, an introduced species that has declined from its peak population in Pennsylvania in the 1970s to only a couple heavily managed pockets today, is one of the few birds that ...

Fall River's Forever Paws Animal Shelter is caring for a 20-year-old macaw called Hendrix. Hendrix has "picked up some choice words" including slurs and profanity. Parrots are not for casual pet ...