While life with ALS brings continued disease progression, columnist Kristin Neva is encouraged by signs of renewal outdoors.

Nature’s natural colors can be breathtaking. Tropical birds are famous for their brightly colored feathers, and many fish ...

Jane Patterson, the president and education chair of the Baton Rouge Audubon Society, started her birding odyssey in 2005 ...

A painted bunting sports a rainbow of colors. Learn what males and females look like, what they eat, and what they sound like ...

"We are only beginning to describe fluorescent pigments in birds and other vertebrates ... "Our study shows that female Long-eared Owls have a much higher concentration of these pigments in ...

According to the RSPB, male yellowhammers are easy to spot with bright yellow ... bird is sparrow-sized and feeds on seeds and insects. " In the winter, it will join mixed flocks of buntings ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A FEMALE osprey has returned to Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve in ‘dramatic fashion’ after seeing off another mystery bird. Cumbria Wildlife Trust ...

For example, I often saw it tag female house sparrows as chipping sparrows over the winter, and occasionally saw a house finch ... a yellow-rumped warbler, which isn't too surprising as the bird ...

The vast and diverse landscapes of the United States are teeming with life, offering a sanctuary to an extraordinary array of bird species ... American Goldfinch. Image via Depositphotos. With its ...

which birds will rummage through looking for food. "Even if the tray is kept clean, a finch infected with Trichomonosis can drop food onto the tray, which another finch next to it may then quickly ...

These birds can be found in deciduous forests as well as shrubby open areas. In some years, this is a common winter visitor to urban and residential neighborhoods that have large, mature trees. Purple ...