In the last few years, birding has exploded out of niche hobby status to become one of the most popular outdoor activities in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Each year, the Nature’s Best Photography Awards unite the ...

Susan Norlin used to set out raw chicken for vultures, and plates of popcorn for pigeons. Now the town is cracking down.

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Every year, birders around the world join together for the Great Backyard Bird Count to contribute avian ...

At her Georgia farm, the celebrated Catholic writer raised an unruly flock whose beauty and noise became part of her ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Well, if ...

It’s still a bit early for widespread hummingbird sightings in New York, but their spring migration is well underway, with ...

Deep in the rainforests of Australia and New Guinea lurks a creature that looks like it stepped straight out of the Jurassic period. The southern cassowary, a massive flightless bird with razor-sharp ...