This 1963 aerial photo, courtesy of the Maricopa Historical Society, shows the city’s landscape, facing south, four decades ...

The American dipper, a drab-looking bird no larger than a robin, is a splashy rarity: a songbird that swims and even walks underwater. This round-bodied gray bird with short wings and a stubby tail is ...

The birds, national symbol of the United States, are usually only seen as mated pairs, but warm water creates a buffet that ...

Wading through a clear knee-deep tidal pool in coastal Florida, I was trying to move slowly, to avoid disturbing a gorgeous American oystercatcher napping on a small sandbar. Oystercatchers are ...

We can’t make any promises, but there are quite a few destinations along the Front Range where bald eagle sightings are ...