Back in the 1970s British entertainer Rod Hull famously knocked a TV chat show host off his seat by attacking him with his hand puppet called Emu.

Our area hosts six different swallow species. The largest of these is the purple martin. Barn and tree swallows may be the most familiar to you and they reach about 6½ inches in size. Both are rather ...

I sat on the railing of the boardwalk to watch the aerial display, a display every bit as impressive as the air shows put on by the Blue Angels or Thunderbirds. All around and above me and ceaselessly ...

I sat on the railing of the boardwalk to watch the aerial display, a display every bit as impressive as the air shows put on by the Blue Angels or Thunderbirds. All around and above me and ceaselessly ...

The Berkshires' latest glamping resort also has a café, where guests can order espresso and choose from crepes, panini and pizza on house-made crust. Evening entertainment includes local musicians and ...

More than 8,000 acres of woodlands that attract rare birds near South Carolina’s coast will be protected from development under a $34.2 million conservation deal that will eventually put the property ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Purple martins are gorgeous backyard birds, known for their iridescent feathers and mid-sky acrobatics. As North America’s largest swallows, they are integral to the ecosystem, consuming thousands of ...

An adult barn swallow has a forked tail with white spots near the bottom edge, and a rust-colored chin. Photo by Rick Lewis. When perched, an adult’s dark, shiny back contrasts with a cream-colored ...

The film explores the diverse ways in which various bird species raise their young, highlighting the differences between precocial and altricial birds. It illustrates how Canada geese hatch goslings ...

A bunch of cliff swallow birds were making a nuisance of themselves at the Eldersburg Crossing Shopping Center, where they built nests on exterior walls. Their loud chirping and messy, muddy nests may ...

Cliff Swallows have made their home in nests of mud along the store fronts at Eldersburg Crossing Shopping Center. Barn Swallows in their nests of mud under the awning of Michael's at Eldersburg ...