The park’s location in Wayne County makes it accessible for day trips from several major North Carolina population centers. It’s about an hour’s drive from Raleigh, making it perfect for capital city ...

Nepal, Nov. 23 -- headed gulls, a bird that breeds way up North, reached Kathmandu valley last week. Thousands of birds from ...

In the fall, when leaves are changing colors and cooler weather moves in, if you look up, you will see lots of activity in ...

South Toledo Bend State Park in Anacoco, Louisiana is that kind of revelation – a dreamy natural escape that delivers five-star experiences on a fast-food budget. This isn’t one of those overhyped ...

Flocks of birds manage complex social lives with a kind of effortless coordination that many humans struggle to match. By ...

African penguins increasingly overlap with fishing boats as anchovy numbers drop, raising competition in the small prey pockets.

Of all the species of gallinaceous birds that occur in Minnesota, only sharp-tailed grouse, also called "sharptails," and ...

Creating a pollinator-friendly garden is a great way to support bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other vital pollinators ...

Saguaro Park in southeastern Arizona, near Tucson, offers a landscape unlike anything you’ll see elsewhere. The park hosts ...

House finches are small songbirds. Males have rosy red heads and chests, while females are brownish. These birds are native ...

John Shirey stood on the pier at Montrose Beach, bundled up in layers against the chilly wind blowing off Lake Michigan. Friday was his fourth day in a row keeping a sort of vigil. Two snowy owls had ...

A family found a rare corn crake hiding out in a hot tub on a cruise ship and cared for the bird until they could get it to a ...