Sang Run State Park borders the beautiful Youghiogheny River with scenery that captivates at first glance. This newer addition to Maryland’s park system remains wonderfully undiscovered. The clear ...

Tiago Lomanto was fascinated when, as a child, he watched the film Kes, the second feature by British director Ken Loach, ...

While some birds possess drab, plain-looking feathers, others sport brightly-colored feathers. Females typically appear less colorful than males, an adaptation that helps protect them from predators.

A snake in Denmark has been spotted attempting to consume an oversized hare that's 10 times larger than itself. The chance ...

Conservationists in Scotland successfully fed predators—making them so fat and happy that they no longer bothered killing rare birds.

Did you ever lock eyes with a house cat and feel like you were gazing into the untamed heart of the jungle? Some felines wear ...

The practice of falconry, using raptors — known as birds of prey — to hunt wild quarry, dates back millennia. Initially ...

Falconry is an ancient sport going back thousands of years. In Shakespeare’s time, it was a way of putting food on the dinner ...

Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they ...

The formerly endangered peregrine falcon produced a bumper crop of at least 23 juveniles this year in the Pittsburgh region.

The flash of a tiny bird darting through your backyard—iridescent green, a throat like a jewel, wings buzzing like a bee—signals the presence of one of ...

Small and stocky birds perch, hunched over, on the treetops and branches of Lake Okeechobee on the edge of Florida’s swampy ...