Learn to identify a bald-faced hornet nest and see what the insects look like. Find out what to do if you see this type of ...

After nearly 25 years of investigation, scientists have solved the mystery. Europe’s largest bat not only eats small birds, it hunts and catches them more than a kilometer above the ground—and ...

A bird found in some of the southernmost parts of the United States made an exceedingly rare appearance in Massachusetts last ...

The last week or so brought sharp reminders of the wonder of Chicago fishing in the fall from the big ones to the odd ones to ...

It's the peak of the fall migration season. This is when bird deaths from window collisions tend to spike, even though simple solutions can prevent this.

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The gray-headed bushshrike launches a ferocious attack against a venomous boomslang snake in sub-Saharan Africa.

The University of Illinois Police Department is once again using drones to patrol around Gies Memorial Stadium during ...

John Badman is a 1982 graduate of SIU-Carbondale, with a major in cinema and photography and a minor in law enforcement administration of justice. He has worked at The Telegraph in Alton full-time for ...

Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of inspiration for humans to build our own flying machines. This makes those ...

As days become shorter and temperatures drop, we become seasonally savvy and begin offering our backyard birds food that is high in fat. This will allow your birds to increase their fat store which ...

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois (WBBM) -- Firefighters are battling a large fire in Chicago Heights on Saturday morning. The Chicago Heights Fire Department responded to the fire at an auto salvage lot ...