Take a peek into the always entertaining lives of birds, from intimate moments with mates to fierce fights for territory.

There are purple finches, goldfinches showing no yellow plumage and some nuthatches that hit and run off with each seed. Mourning doves seek ground fallout, although they occasionally try to land on ...

Participating in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count is easy, fun to do, and can be done anywhere you find birds.

If you keep a list of birds seen in a calendar year, it’s a happy challenge to look at the blank slate that Jan. 1 brings.

Do birds grieve? Adirondack observations of crossbills mourning dead mates and ospreys sitting vigil suggest birds exhibit responses to loss.

The first Mardi Gras celebration in America was in Mobile, Alabama.

Scientists undertook the first comprehensive assessment of how often snakes eat their own, uncovering reports of the behavior ...

Catherine O’Hara’s Schitt’s Creek costars are mourning the death of their former costar. “What a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O’Hara’s brilliance for all those years,” ...

When I penned last week’s column on river otters, I did a little more research to confirm that all my info was accurate. I knew otters fed primarily on fish, but I didn’t know that they can also feed ...

Now has come the time for the best of the best, the cream of the crop – the very top “What Is This Thing?” posts of all time.

From powerful birds of prey to tiny songbirds, and blind snakes to miniscule flies, an impressive range of species have ...