The current owners of Quarndon Hall want to build up to three newbuild houses in its grounds and convert two buildings into two further houses ...

All the season’s colors made the gray mockingbird seem so majestic,” says Birds & Blooms reader Sujata Roy. In addition to gray birds, you should learn to identify these small red birds. Canada Jay ...

Hidden near flowing water, the Grey Wagtail builds its nest among rocks and moss. Watch this elegant little bird feed and protect its chicks in the wild.

Use repellants on exposed skin if you must be outdoors. Oil of lemon eucalyptus, picaridin and higher concentrations of DEET ...

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

Squirrels build nests, or dreys, that can easily be mistaken for a bird's nest. You can determine which is which by the nest ...

Gray rat snakes are among the most common snakes in Mississippi. Their unique body shape helps them climb almost anything.

The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

Swift and graceful flyers, Common Terns are a delight to watch as they skim over the waters of Presque Isle or hover, then ...

The DNR is asking the public to submit observations through Aug. 31 of wild turkeys, ruffed grouse, ring-necked pheasants and gray partridge. The information helps the agency in its wildlife ...

Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa.

The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...