December, darkness, holiday lights, songs about partridges in pear trees and turtledoves and calling birds – what the heck ...

Cats impressed me as nothing more than eccentric pets with sharp teeth and claws. Then, I got a job working at a zoo where I encountered a leopard, jaguar, two tigers, two lions, two pumas, an ocelot ...

Mourning doves don’t need flashy colors or songs to stand out. Their gentle cooing, soft plumage, and peaceful vibe make them some of the most recognizable birds across North America. But behind that ...

Turkeys may look off-kilter – tilting their heads and staring at the sky – yet they’re fast. In a poultry race, they can ...

WAUSAU — Every year for the past four decades, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum has put on its flagship Birds in Art exhibit. The renowned exhibit — which typically features around 115 new artworks ...

Songbirds are monogamous. Hummingbirds won’t migrate unless hummingbird feeders are taken down after autumn. And hawks kill outdoor pets. We’ve all heard these stories and are inclined to believe them ...

As dusk descends earlier and temperatures flirt a chill, the reveries of cozy fireplaces, mulled cider and seasonal doting are sure to be interrupted with shrill racket of the grackles perched on the ...

This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not ...

BRAINERD — I was hunkered in a blind I had placed along the edge of field when a magnificent tom turkey walked into view a mere 50 feet away. I “yelped” softly on a diaphragm turkey call, and ...

At a time when misinformation abounds about avian influenza, more commonly referred to as bird flu, it is important to provide Americans with factual information about the virus. The U.S. Department ...