Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River Valley.

Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River Valley.

Bee-eater birds are stunningly colorful, but their diet of bees and other insects puts them at odds with humans.

My friend Trip Lamb’s recent photographs from Africa reinforced for me the value of vicarious ecology, which I define as enjoying someone else’s outdoor experiences. Vicarious ecology offers ways to ...

What makes hundreds of people pull on boots before dawn and head into foggy winter woods for a glimpse of a bird smaller than ...

My brother Dave is a belted kingfisher (shared quirky fashion sense); his twin, Mike, is a Townsend’s solitaire (complicated ...

TUPELO • On a quiet street in Tupelo’s Old Town neighborhood, Margaret Gratz can step onto her back porch, lift a pair of ...

While spring hasn't officially begun – that starts with the vernal equinox on March 20 – so far as summer visitor birds go, it was already underway before February ended, one ornithologist says.

At first, I didn't get what all the fuss was about. Then I got hooked on checking in with every bird that visits my old ...

According to the International Ornithologists Union (those who study birds), there are 366 hummingbird species in the world, the second largest family of bi ...

The center's raptor program director, Lindsay Focht, worked over recent years with Bill Stout, a raptor expert from Ashippun, to install and maintain a nest box on a Milwaukee County property ...

Chef Meedu Saad brings his Egyptian heritage to the fore at his open-fire solo debut — the latest launch from the group behind Brat, Mountain and Kiln ...