The wild turkey is an enormous ground-abiding bird 36-44 creeps long. It has a vast, fan-formed tail; long, stocky pink or dark legs ... one trapped in an inland lake on the Virginia-North Carolina ...

However, the natural world harbors a remarkable diversity of creatures that pack a poisonous punch without sporting scales or forked tongues ... at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, North Carolina.

A white-and-black, mid-sized raptor with a deeply forked tail, swallow-tailed kites (Elanoides forficatus) are arguably the most acrobatic and athletic of birds found in the Sunshine State.

So in March, she delivered her 18-inch, 2-pound tropical bird to NC State University, where the exotics team at its highly ranked veterinary hospital would try a rare procedure aimed at giving Boo ...

nonprofit that promotes the conservation of birds and their habitats in North Carolina through a combination of scientific research, education, and community outreach. The current managing ...

This bird of paradise has shimmering black feathers and a sickle-shaped beak, known for its unusual mating dance. Found in Madagascar, the male velvet asity has deep black feathers and bright ...

Four such feuding birds in our ... scissor-tailed flycatchers and kingbirds are diurnal. Scissor-tailed flycatchers are easily recognized by their long, forked tail feathers, gray dorsal colors ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- After nearly a decade of not being able to see clearly, a 40-year-old therapy bird has regained his ... a risk and get surgery at the NC State College Veterinary Hospital.

THE BEST places in Worcestershire to find rare birds of prey ... angled wings and deeply forked tail. Buzzards are fairly widespread across the county although it is fairly uncommon to see ...

A bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers want to legalize raw ... only pasteurized milk — heated to kill germs like Salmonella and bird flu — can be sold to consumers directly.

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A falconer from Centre County is looking for his red-tailed hawk, which has been missing since Saturday. He says the bird went missing around Cold Stream Dam and the ...