NCpedia states that, until the early 1940s, the colors of the University of North Carolina - blue and white - were generally accepted as the state's unofficial colors. In 1945, the State Colors bill ...

I don’t mean to be stating something, but I’m particularly fond of red birds. Last week, I wrote about cinnamon teal, my undisputed GOAT of waterfowl. Some might consider the teal a not quite red bird ...

Fredbird, the beloved mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals, has been named a nominee for the 2025 Mascot Hall of Fame, the ...

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I’ve always been enamored about Kentucky’s state bird, the Northern Cardinal, often ...

David is a retired Environmental Scientist with a passion for wildlife photography and travel. He has lived in Shasta County for the last 38 years with his wife Becky. If the light is at all ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Have you spruced up your garden only to find it being occupied by birds? There are always plenty of birds like pigeons around but there are ...

Michigan's native birds are arriving for the summer from near and far, but you might not notice as many travel at night. "The movements are massive," said Andrew Farnsworth, a migration ecologist ...

Cornell Lab of Ornithology's BirdCast Migration Dashboard allows tracking of bird migration across the U.S., including Michigan. Peak spring migration in Michigan is from March 1 to June 15 ...

Final mourners were in a queue for their last chance to see Pope Francis’s remains – as a UK cardinal predicted the funeral will be a “masterpiece” in stage managing “big egos” as world leaders fly in ...

Hello, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. Texas chose the northern mockingbird as its state bird, with this legislation -- “a fighter for the protection of his home, falling ...

Love was unmistakably in the air for this northern cardinal couple spotted at Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center in The Villages. Thanks to Julie Walfield for sharing!

To give you an idea, it's more than three times the area of the Community of Madrid, which has seven million inhabitants. However, fewer than 240,000 people live in that part of Scotland, partly due ...