Illinois hides a sprawling natural treasure just minutes from St. Louis that somehow remains off most people’s radar – Horseshoe Lake State Park in Granite City, where 2,960 acres of pristine ...
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How to Build an Osprey Nesting Platform

If you want an osprey pair to nest near you, your best bet is to build an osprey platform. Find out the size and specs to ...
Evening grosbeaks, once abundant in North America, face steep population declines but thrive when spruce budworms are ...
Benjamin Rush State Park is that unexpected oasis, hiding in plain sight like a $20 bill in your winter coat pocket. In a city known for its cheesesteaks and Rocky steps, this verdant treasure offers ...
The News-Press and Naples Daily News award-winning photographer shares his favorite locations in SWFL to photograph birds.
A hummingbird’s heart beats over 1,200 times per minute, while the great egret hunts with precision unmatched in shallow ...
Keeping fresh water available is also important all year round, both for birds and bees. Shallow bowls with rocks for resting ...
The coucal kills snakes by battering them against the ground or a branch.
Delta Waterfowl’s mission is on full display during a hunt for ducks, geese and cranes in Colonsay, Saskatchewan.
One of a squirrel's most important tools is its impressive nut-cracking, seed-grinding teeth. Two pairs of sharp incisors ...
This unusual archaeological trove comes from 12 nests once inhabited by Gypaetus barbatus, or bearded vultures—large, bone-eating raptors that disappeared from the region more than a century ago. The ...