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+15Murrurundi Gallery Photography: Pip Farquharson Architectural Photography: Michael Nicholson.He could have missed the small advertisement in the advertising section of The Sydney Morning Herald but luckily he caught the eye of William…

Lack of greenery in winter poses challenges for non-hibernating animals The pristine white backdrop of a snowy winter day can be a wonder to behold. While fresh snow on the ground can create impressive landscapes, the absence…

Article and photography by Alice Mary Herden I had planned to cover as many sporting events as possible in high school before and during the Christmas break. Well, thanks to the bronchitis caught, those plans were canceled. So what do you…

The Red-breasted Merganser lands in open water during migration. Lake Erie is the most important staging area in North America for these ducks heading for the wintering grounds on the coasts. Mergansers' legs are set far back on their…

EDITOR'S NOTE: This Good Natured column has been written by Pam Erickson Otto, Outreach Ambassador for the District of St. Charles Park. She can be reached at 630-513-4346 or potto@stcparks.org. If Santa has brought…

Maxine Wolodko's Birds of Winter series features a sparrow, black-capped chickadee, whiskey jack, and star jay Whistler and wildlife go hand in hand, but when you consider the resort community's most iconic animal residents,…

HOLDERNESS, NH - While cruising her boat to a driftwood platform in an idyllic New Hampshire lake where "On Golden Pond" was filmed, biologist Tiffany Grade spotted what she had feared.An olive-brown loon egg with black spots sat on a…

By Pat DrayThe place of the garden Pat Dray. Earlier this year, a mysterious outbreak caused widespread death of songbirds in the eastern United States, leading to a recommendation to remove bird feeders. However, reports of the…

Joseph Johnson / StuffCats can prey on other popular species like birds and reptiles.A draft regulation requiring domestic cats in the District of Tasman to be microchipped has been dropped. The Tasman District Council's cat management…

Many customers and readers of bird food have asked me why they don't see a lot of birds at feeders. Many…

It's that time of year again: the weather is getting colder and it's time to start preparing for winter. As our gardens prepare to go dormant for the winter, we can think of the joy that bird feeding will bring. Fall is a good…

Countless backyards are battlegrounds between hardcore owners and squirrels vying for bird food.Squirrels…

Ken borton | Detroit NewsThere are over 400 species of birds in Michigan, and people across the state love to watch and feed them. But Natural Resources Department bureaucrats have created absurd rules that make all but the most…

Countless backyards are battlegrounds between hardcore owners and squirrels vying for bird food. Squirrels…

As garden catalogs fill your mailbox and you start planning your yard and garden for the next year, don't…

Countless backyards are battlegrounds between hardcore owners and squirrels vying for bird food. Squirrels…

This article is sponsored by American forests. In August, two American Forests researchers spent a week hiking 15 miles a day in the remote mountains of Beaverhead, Idaho, searching for increasingly rare treasure. It was there, among the…

I have always wondered what a cloud forest is. As I stood in the hazy greenery of Costa Rica's cloud forests with clouds of clouds sweeping across my face, I finally understood. Here I was at a much higher altitude than a simple "normal"…

Breadcrumb Links Opinion Column Author of the article: Ken hole Photo by Getty Images Content of the article It has been a year since I last seen a bird in the Ottawa area, likely due to a combination…

A deer frantically hurtled down a hilly slope, trying to get ahead of its invisible predator. The predator - a majestic Royal Bengal tiger - followed moments later, only to disappear in a flash in the same bushes. This pursuit did not…

Recently, two native Australian birds stole the show with their impressive vocal imitations. A stunning lyre bird called Echo at Taronga Zoo in Sydney produced a painfully realistic vocal rendition of a crying human baby. Lyrebirds…

Wanita Bates and her trusty binoculars ... who are helpful in keeping an eye on neighbors and birds. (Submitted by Wanita Bates) While walking our dogs, years ago, my partner Liz said, "You walk pigeon's feet." It was the first and last!-->!-->…

Birds are among the most popular and beloved wild animals. Of course, moose are majestic. Deer are popular with different groups of people for different reasons. Some people find foxes beautiful (or at least cute kittens). Some people…

By DITI KOHLI, Tampa Bay TimesTAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Ed Steponaitis jumps off the boat and trudges through the murky, warm Gulf of Mexico. His shorts are soaked in salt water up to the waist.He wades 50 yards to Three Rooker Island, a…

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WSFA) - When we think of going to a farm, we normally think of going to the country, but imagine coming to one in town and in your own backyard. This is what Carlos Brown started with "Brown's…

According to the researchers, more than a dozen songbirds follow speech patterns similar to those of humans. You may notice the repetition of melodies or phrases when listening to songbirds. Each phrase is made up of separate sounds that…