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How to identify a northern bobwhite

Stroll through a peaceful prairie and, in the span of a step, you might set off a burst of beating wings as a covey of ...
Just like humans, king penguins go through their own awkward phase. Read here to learn about this phase and its funny ...
Mandarin ducks are painted in a rainbow of colors. Their coloration looks like something out of a Disney fairytale, yet they ...
In Utah, construction workers heard something strange in the middle of a normal day, a screeching sound they couldn’t blame ...
By managing light, nutrition, molt schedules, and other things like nutrition, housing, and health, commercial farms can help ...
That uneven bird bath isn't just an eyesore — it could be hazardous to the birds too! Fix your leaning bird bath with a solid ...
Staff photo / Bob Coupland Emily Greve of Youngstown, a Mill Creek MetroParks naturalist / educator, speaks to a group at a recent “Coffee with the Birds” program at the Birch Hill Cabin at the park.
More than 2,000 birds have “graduated” from Parrot Kindergarten. A new documentary traces Jen Taylor-O’Connor’s journey to help bird parents teach them to play games, learn letters, even read. Parrots ...
In the winter, my thoughts turn to the creatures that live in my garden. Some are safely hibernating below ground in small cavities or literally frozen in mud (frogs and toads). But birds — both ...
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.
Note: The video attached to this story is from a 2017 FOX 2 report on the MDC’s annual Christmas Bird count. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is calling on the ...
As highly pathogenic avian influenza − bird flu − appears to be on the rise in Michigan, the state Department of Natural Resources is asking for waterfowl hunters' assistance in helping curb the ...