A pair of snowy owls spotted along a Lake Michigan beach has drawn curious crowds and sparked happy speculation about how ...

A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when the carcass of a cat crashed into the passenger side of her front ...

Touch upon this topic about the Adyar Estuary, and one ends up in an ouroboric, cyclical reasoning. The conclusion takes one to the starting point which feeds back into the same conclusion. It is the ...

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Named for its distinctive rust-colored tail, the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is the most common hawk in North America. The red-tail prefers open country and seeks out high perches like ...

The great black-hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga (Gmelin) (Accipitridae), is a diurnal bird of prey found in the open savanna and swamp edges of the Neotropical Region, from Mexico through Central America ...

Dandelions are popping. Deciduous trees are waking — their chartreuse buds reverently stretching skyward. Springtime’s pollen ripples through the air in ribbons, gracing everything in a yellow blanket ...

Bird Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus family Accipitridae. Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus In the wild. Slow motion. A group of vultures. Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted ...

LAKE PEND OREILLE, Idaho — A bald eagle was illegally shot and killed near Lake Pend Oreille, and Idaho Fish and Game officials are seeking info about the incident. According to the Idaho Fish and ...

TRANSFER — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, in partnership with the Shenango River Watchers, will host the fifth annual Eagle Fest at Shenango River Lake on Saturday. Community ...

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