Placement, construction, shape and material are essential nest considerations. Each species meets its own needs with its own style, developed over eons. Many bird species employ feathers in their ...

Recently, I had the pleasure of going birding at Brazos Bend State Park with friends. One of our first sightings of the day was a flock of what had to be at least 500 tree swallows congregating on a ...

At a crowded Mendenhall Valley Public Library, people gathered for a Wildlife Wednesday hosted by the Southeast chapter of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance to hear naturalist Brenda Wright of the Juneau ...

Summer is swallow season. Spring migration can in some ways seem like a less-dramatic affair than California’s fall migration of ducks and shorebirds, with a relatively subtle arrival of songbirds, ...

When going for walks in late July, much of the route is spent looking at summer wildflowers; many still in bloom while others have gone to seed. New ones are seen each day. In the woods, more moisture ...