There is no doubt the woodcock is a strange bird; although a wader, with a long wading bird’s bill, it frequents woodlands.

It is the Monday after Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. At the risk of being disowned, disavowed or run out of town with a ...

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This time of year, birds are easier to see on bare branches and you’ll have the run of some of the best viewing spots.

The Sisterdale Sanctuary, about 12 miles from Boerne off Highway 1376, is a 32-acre preserve protecting the Guadalupe ...

white ice and blue ice, glacial-ice tongues and ice wedges. There were no living creatures in sight. Not a bear or even a bird. Nothing but him. It was hard to breathe, and each time he exhaled ...

It was a fantastic turnout for the Sodus Point Bass Club’s ice tournament on Sodus Bay, which took place on Feb. 8. The ...

In summer, it sports a velvety black body with conspicuous white wing patches, complemented by vibrant red legs and feet. Their sharp, straight bills have a red inner lining. Winter brings a dramatic ...

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A feisty forest dweller, the Black Grouse puts on one of nature's most dramatic mating displays across Europe and Asia. The Black Grouse exhibits striking sexual dimorphism. Males, known as blackcocks ...

Bird flu is spreading among Central Texas wild birds as migration brings more and more birds here for the winter.