Pond Recreational Area on the American River ... that knowledge base for our Central Valley birds. I have kind of a paternalistic attitude toward magpies in general because they're clever ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one, or in ...

fill up one of the best bird feeders, and have shelter in your backyard, you’ll probably spot these charmers amongst ivy or other dense vegetation. Also known as the American Magpie, this ...

Finally, we limited the list to Americans: Asking 25 books to represent 25 years of artistic progress within the many traditions that feed into American ... seasons; of birds and trees; of his ...

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I was hearing a red-winged blackbird but seeing a common grackle. Which was fine. If I wasn’t excessively comfortable with cognitive dissonance I wouldn’t be able to get out of […] ...

Head to these quaint towns close to Cape Town this Easter to unwind. Looking for a quick break this Easter period? With all ...

In 1894: acerbic Inspector Cutter and naïve Sergeant Bliss — with the help of a feisty journalist and a suave French assassin — follow the trail of murders of retired men who held high stations, while ...

April is underway and at least one great movie from 2025 is already streaming. That would be “One of Them Days,” Sony’s ...

The sand dunes attract peregrine falcons and merlin to hunt, and the mudflats are loved by grey plover, dunlins, sandpipers, and even the American ... magpie visitors. If you don’t have many ...

In late 2021, a highly pathogenic avian influenza--H5N1 North American strain—was detected ... investigating reports of unusual bird mortality, and testing where appropriate collecting tissues from ...

There’s growing evidence that animals have a sense of humour. Should this change how we see them?