American Oystercatchers, with their orange, carrot-like bills and piercing cries, are a familiar sight on the east coast of the United States. It is...

Yesterday marked the celebration of Earth Day, a holiday most of our readers observe every day. Here’s a question for all the proud naturalists...

It’s clear that birds copulate, procreate, and promote their genes with alacrity. But love? Do birds feel love? Can they? To explore this question,...

Jere Martin Patterson Jr. of Largo, Florida, is charged with animal cruelty. Patterson shot the bird multiple times with a BB gun, police said....

Though calling them hunters is too nice. Maybe jerks with guns?

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven. -Emily Dickinson This week of posts will either win great...

On a recent walk around Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge I took the following picture. Why is it interesting? Give up? What if I give...

The Puluahaua crater is a unique collapsed caldera formed about 2500 years ago.  It is unique in many ways including its bird life an...