Three mystery whales have been surprising whale watchers from Canada to Olympia. When somebody gets the thrill of seeing an orca in Northwest waters, that whale is almost always well known. Scientists ...

The South Island takahē is a bird presumed extinct for 50 years, but it made a comeback. It is still a vulnerable species.

Some beautiful animals look as if they were designed by humans. Birds are gorgeous creatures, coming in many different colors, shapes, and sizes. One example is the razorbill, which is famous for its ...

The orange-crowned warbler is a delightful visitor at backyard suet feeders. See what the birds look like and learn where to ...

Many birds from our region fly south for the winter. But there’s an arctic bird that flies to New England for the winter ...

As a birder in New Jersey, I rarely have to travel outside the boundaries of my state to see amazing birds. Bird habitats of ...

Wondering about the most dangerous birds on Earth? We've compiled this list of the Top 20 scariest birds — some that have ...

Writers and other artists can be seen as eccentric. You know, like Agatha Christie who wrote in the bathtub? Or James ...

Woodpeckers aren’t trying to be musicians, but they are drummers. You may have heard the familiar drumming of a woodpecker before. They are omnivorous consumers of insects, tree sap and nectar, along ...

The annual return of birds to Cypress Wetlands has begun. Construction on Paris Avenue means that entry into the wetland is changing.

From the iridescent purple sunbird to the gregarious rose-ringed parakeet, the country is teeming with beautiful avian life ...

Melissa Holt took this photo in the Valley of a mature Red-tailed Hawk perched on a fence rail. Togowagani, which means “Home of Rattlesnakes” in the Nuwä (Kawaiisu or ...