Heard a chirp or spotted a flutter? These free apps identify backyard birds by sight or sound — no binoculars or in-depth ...

There’s a magical place in southern Virginia where the waters of Buggs Island Lake lap against 20 miles of pristine shoreline, and centuries of history blend seamlessly with natural splendor – welcome ...

Kit Sullivan retired from dentistry and devoted her time to her Richmond garden. She transformed the space into a sanctuary full of thousands of flowers grown from seed, competition-ready daffodils, ...

Ocracoke on the last day of 2025. Photo by Dennis McCunney By Peter Vankevich The birds of Ocracoke proved watcher-friendly for the annual Christmas Bird Count held on Dec. 31. For the second ...

Revolutionary AI Goes Beyond Simple Identification to Deliver Reasoned Insights, Natural Language Interaction, and ...

A Blacksburg High School student was recently placed as one of the top 300 science students in the country, his award-winning ...

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture confirmed a number of bird flu cases in the state in the past two months, including one in a commercial flock in Butler County in December. Since November, cases ...

The celebrated author wrote a bestseller on birding. This is how she got started. Writer Amy Tan scours her yard in Sausalito, California for birds. Her recently published book, The Backyard Bird ...

Officials confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Jessamine County flock. Authorities quarantined and began depopulation and a 10-kilometer surveillance zone. Officials urge biosecurity for ...

A Seattle-area senior who was raising a backyard flock of mixed domestic birds died from the H5N5 strain of avian influenza last month after being hospitalized for complications related to the virus.

Virginia’s winters can feel completely different depending on which part of the state you are in. While in the Appalachian Mountains, you’ll have cold air, snow, and extended periods that feel like ...

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WDBJ) - Fifteen vultures were found dead in a creek last week in the area of Franklin and Dent Street. Based on results from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, the black ...