A great blue heron entangled in discarded fishing line was rescued recently by a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer after a concerned angler reported the struggling bird.

Jean Mills is an ardent defender of the written word. The former chair of the English department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Mills lives in nearby Accord. She opened Blue Heron Books at ...

In northeast Calgary, located inside the Vivo recreation centre, Celebrations by Barbra Amos is on display. The 20-piece ...

Linda Woodard was the only person at the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center at 8 a.m. on a recent humid Thursday, a few hours after high tide. She's easing into retirement after 35 years with the center ...

A large flock of thirty or more “peeps,” which is an all purpose term for small brown shorebirds, is flying close to shore.

Cloudy mornings on LBK beaches have a pleasing two-fold effect. They allow me to see birds without the glare of water and ...

The name “Playalinda” translates to “beautiful beach” in Spanish—a simple description that somehow still manages to undersell the place. This isn’t just another pretty Florida beach; it’s a rare ...

Canoe Creek State Park in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania offers that increasingly rare commodity – genuine tranquility without a ...

In the distance, a lone bison stood among acres of green and yellow grassland brightened by the golden hour sun. With waves of a blue sky and colorful grassland, the deep brown animal symbolized ...

Barra del Colorado is one of Costa Rica’s top birdwatching destinations, home to over 400 bird species including green macaws ...

To walk amid wild creatures that do not fear me was exhilarating, destabilizing and a bit unnerving. It puts us all in the ...