It was my birthday, Feb. 22, 2011, and I was in the Bahamas with my beautiful wife, Susan, relaxing on beach chairs on Great Stirrup Cay, a small coral island. This was as far south as I had been ...
Another black bird whose feathers shine with iridescence in the right light, this adult male magnificent frigatebird really lived up to his name. BILL DANIELSON / For the Gazette Sign up for the ...
I was digging through some old, loose text docs on my laptop the other day when I found a page of notes from a conversation I’d had with my friend Sheila back in the early 2000s. She’d called me in a ...
The sun was sinking over the Mary River floodplain when the noise finally settled. Thousands of plumed whistling-ducks had dropped into the billabongs, brolgas drifted across the glowing horizon, and ...
Situated on San Cristóbal Island, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno – the province's capital – offers easy access to attractions like Frigatebird Hill (where you can hike and bird-watch) and Kicker Rock (a rock ...
A Boeing 737 requires a lot of jet fuel to stay up in the air: at least 750 gallons every hour. Flying, as humans have learned, takes a lot of energy. For birds, maintaining their own bodies up in the ...
Starting July 25, news of a rare avian phenomenon spread rapidly among Mumbai’s bird enthusiast community: pelagic birds, typically found far out at sea, were sighted along the city’s coast. Normally, ...
A total of 310 volunteers gathered data about koholā, or humpback whales, on the final coordinated count day of the 2026 season March 28 as part of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine ...
U.S. News Insider Tip: For the 1.55-mile trek to Tortuga Bay's Playa Mansa, wear comfy shoes and bring snacks and water. Once at the beach, you can snorkel, watch marine iguanas or rent a kayak to ...
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