I watch a turkey's head more than any other feature of the bird. That big, beautiful, primarily featherless dome will tell ...

This boldly colored species boldly returns to Michigan in mid- to late February. By mid-March red-winged blackbirds can be ...

Most people picture a rooster as a red-combed farm bird that crows at sunrise. But not all chickens fit that mold. Some have jet-black skin, while others have massive dinosaur-like legs—looking like ...

Like Merriam’s, Rio’s, and Osceola’s, the eastern sports black-and-white wing feathers ... turkey populations falter by as much as 50 percent. Even states like Missouri and Iowa, long ...

The arrival of March heralds wondrous happenings when it comes to nature and wildlife. The feeling can be likened to ...

ROBINS are just one surefire indicator of spring. Hurray for their arrival. Hurray for their tenacity to adapt and overcome ...

The white sturgeon is the largest freshwater ... mixes them together with a turkey feather (it’s soft enough to not damage the eggs as they are stirred), then transports the fertilized eggs ...

From the gastronomic specialties of Sifnos to the enigmatic ruins of the Dodecanese, each Greek island has its own distinct ...

No longer just a place of alligators and outlaws, the Everglades, Florida's largest national park, are today a prized, unique ...

The Royal Palm is a gorgeous turkey breed, even if you don’t find turkeys to be particularly pleasing to look at; their stark white coloration contrasting with the black edging on their feathers makes ...

Brown eggs. Eggs from a certain breed of hen that has red feathers and red ear lobes. The darker shade of the shell does not mean the egg is more nutritious, which is a common misconception. I most ...

Usually owned by corporations, the birds stay long ... turkey vultures, threats to their property values and traffic from manure haulers or tractor-trailers stuffed with caged birds whose white ...