American-Statesman business editor Travis Webb asks: “How did those bright green parrots get to Austin?” He refers, of course, to the monk parakeets that seem so alien to many of our city’s newcomers.

There were dozens of great-tailed grackles in nearly every tree, a range of ducks waddling on the shore and paddling in the ...

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An outside barbecue operation left after a year, so owner Bill Collins worked with a consultant to reopen the kitchen in ...

We talked to two experts on how to prepare wildlife for a winter storm, and what to do if you find a confused or injured ...

A few days in the middle of this past week it almost felt like spring. The sun was shining, it was warm, there wasn’t much wind, and birds were singing. But those few days were only a tease followed ...

Anita Rao Drew grew up on 200 acres of land in rural South Carolina, which had been in his family for generations, his day-to-day life, wandering those woods as a kid was defined by wildness.

An eagle was not welcome when it swooped too near a blackbird’s territory. Arizona photographer Mark Koster snapped a ...

Get facts about the red-winged blackbird, a black bird with red and yellow wings that is a sign of spring. Learn about their ...