From the mountainous west to the coastal east, there’s no shortage of diverse habitats in Virginia. As a result, a variety of ...

As I have stated time and again, my passion for the outdoors began with an unbridled fascination with reptiles. Growing up as a budding naturalist, I was not the most avid birdwatcher, but even at an ...

Raptors are birds of prey that hunt and feed on vertebrates. The term encompasses a group of birds consisting of hawks, owls, eagles, kites, falcons and vultures. Because of their acute eyesight, ...

Keep looking up. A spectacular hawk migration is happening high in the sky now through autumn. Multitudes of hawks will soar through the sky on a journey from their northern breeding grounds to their ...

Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory in Duluth, Minn. is one of the nation's top spots to view migrating raptors and other birds in fall. The facility is free and open to the public.

TRAVERSE CITY — The 2023 Christmas Bird Count is in the books, and both Traverse City and Lake Leelanau broke records for the number of species observed. “[It was] an incredible day by awesome birders ...