Northern Cardinals are known for their plumage. Bold red or subtle pink and brown, on a background of snow or new leaves, their beauty...

Roughly 10 percent of the world’s birds — about a thousand species — are songbirds belong to a group called “nine-primaried oscines,” so named...

In all of North America, only one avian species serves as both the beloved mascot of seven states as well as the totem to...

It is that special time of year when I’m out and about and someone comes up a bit sheepish and says, “You know, you’re...

Cardinals have built a nest in the forsythia outside my living room window. Watching the female patiently incubate her eggs reminds me of how...

The hours are ticking down to Super Bowl XLIII, a hotly anticipated contest between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals. As an avid American...

I finally got back out with my Swarovski digiscoping rig again yesterday now that I have a replacement lens for my camera.  My destination...

Beware, my friend, of crystal brook Or fountain, lest that hideous hook. Thy nose, thou chance to see; Narcissus’ fate would then be thine,...