Do you know why blue-footed boobies have blue feet? Author Laura Erickson does, and you’ll find the answers to this and many other great questions in her book, The Bird Watching Answer Book. (For the ...

Yes, you can spot birds without leaving home. The two photos here were taken by avid birder Rick Morris in his Menlo Park ...

It might be Valentine’s Day – but this weekend is for more than just love birds. The Great Backyard Bird Count is back. Held ...

You can take part in one of the largest citizen science projects in the world this weekend as the "Great Backyard Bird Count” ...

Q:I’m a big owl fan and have seen several kinds, especially the great horned owl. But I wonder: Why I don’t ever see short-eared owls? A:These tawny owls with their dramatically outlined eyes spend ...

For those who want to immerse themselves in nature without sacrificing modern comforts, Wander Austin Falling Leaves is a dream escape.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were ...

Experts said it raises new questions about wider spread and the difficulty of controlling infections in animals and the people who work closely with them.

For seed-eating birds, black oil sunflower seeds are the all-around favorite because they are high in fat and have thin shells that are easy to crack. Some birds will also eat sunflower hearts, nyjer ...

The 2025 Pro Bowl games have concluded, which involved a flag football game. The NFC prevailed overall by a score of 76-63, ...

The eagles find themselves in an environmental updraft of sorts since the early 2000s, when the federal government took the ...

A case of the highly infectious avian influenza, or bird flu, has been detected in a Montgomery County, Maryland, backyard flock, officials announced Thursday. State laboratory testing confirmed a ...