Tucked away in the southeastern corner of South Dakota lies a forested paradise that defies everything you thought you knew about the Mount Rushmore State. Newton Hills State Park offers a woodland ...

You probably know a great blue heron when you see it, but what about the green heron or snowy egret? Learn to identify common ...

For years, Eric Schroeder has gathered photographs of local leucistic birds: white (or whitish) woodpeckers, hummingbirds, ...

The type of seed that attracts the widest variety of birds to your feeders is sunflower seed, according to Cornell’s Ornithology Laboratory’s website “All About Birds.” However, not all sunflower seed ...

Animal conservation experts say they have no idea how the crane-like bird — a wetland species whose natural habitat was previously thought to go as far north as Florida — got here, but they’re ...

As the holiday season ramps up, Michigan stands as one of the country’s leading Christmas tree producers. This year, the ...

The first belonged to a long-crested eagle, the sitting female’s signature plumes fluttering in the heat haze. The next was a ...

In the shadow of a statue of the arena’s namesake, legendary basketball coach Lou Carnesecca, cones were set up, toy water ...

Polk County resident Autumn Cochella, a mother of three, became a first-time author with the publication of the children’s ...

“Hummingbirds and other nectar eaters do not need red dye added to the nectar you make for them,” Parkins says. “That sugar-water recipe is four parts water to one part white granulated sugar. Do not ...

In the remote glacial fjords of the Alaskan coast, one part-time resident is helping scientists better understand the ...

This fall, when Adam Leontowich headed to southeast Saskatchewan to hunt whitetailed deer and ruffed grouse, he once again opted for lead-free ammunition—cartridges with copper bullets for his .308 ...