Ron and LoriNorton take pictures of sandhill cranes and other birds at the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday. They drove all the way from Florida to witness the annual migration. “We have a few cranes in Florida each ... .
People enjoying the outdoors are encouraged to follow simple best practices as a strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, circulates among birds in Nebraska... .
“The holidays can be a hard time of year for people, especially those who are grieving the loss of friends and family,” CassiePremoSteele writes. “But paying attention to our wild spaces in nature … can show us that ... .
Before Christmas Day of 1900, an entertaining holiday pastime was to set off on a “side hunt,” during which the host and his guests shot everything in sight ... .