Some species of animals in North America have experienced a degree of difficulty adapting to the encroachment of humans into their environment. Many have almost been extirpated, while a few have gone ...

Dark flying creatures such as bats, ravens, crows and owls have long been a staple of Halloween decorations. Lately, another creepy, carrion-eating critter perched on gnarled, barren limbs has been ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- On Christmas Day, a West Brighton resident happened upon a bird of prey that has become fairly common on Staten Island: A turkey vulture. The lurking buzzard, seen on Purcell ...

Pity the poor vulture. As a carrion eater, he has suffered from an image problem throughout his existence. His countenance is not particularly attractive, and he is naturally associated with ...

Halloween conjures images of ghosts, goblins, witches − and Hitchcock's birds. Spooky stuff! While most people enjoy most birds, certain avian characteristics seem to evoke fear. Maybe dark colors ...

High above fields, highways and suburbs, dark wings often trace slow circles over the same patch of ground, a sight that has long signaled trouble to anyone watching from below. Those spiraling birds ...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — The dead vulture’s feathers snap and crack, breaking apart as its frozen wings are spread for one last flight. It will soon soar gracefully – albeit briefly – into a tree in this ...

No, I am not starting 2022 tetched in the head. I’m turning to the advice of Rachel Carson, the American biologist and conservation who told us: “The more clearly we can focus our attention on the ...