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Discover the diverse world of birds — warm-blooded vertebrates with feathers, beaks, and wings found on every continent, from tiny hummingbirds to flightless ostriches and everything in between.
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Hawaii is famous for birds found nowhere else on Earth, yet when it comes to types of sparrows in Hawaii, the islands offer a surprisingly short list.
Spot a flash of orange or lemon-yellow darting through a backyard palm or desert yucca, and there’s a good chance a California oriole is nearby.
If you have ever wondered whether you need a permit to hang a suet feeder in your own backyard, you are not alone.
Montana’s grouse are split almost evenly between two worlds: the open sagebrush prairie and the dense mountain timber.
Two species make up nearly every confirmed sighting among the types of orioles in Connecticut, and each one turns a routine glance out the kitchen window into a memorable moment.
Hanging a bird feeder in your Oklahoma backyard feels like one of the least regulated hobbies you could pick up, and for the most part, that instinct is correct.
American adults spend an estimated $3.8 billion a year on birdseed, feeders, and related supplies, and Tennessee backyards are full of the hobby’s telltale hopper feeders and suet cages.
Hanging a bird feeder in your Missouri backyard feels like a harmless hobby, but the legal picture is more layered than most homeowners realize.
A woman in Incline Village found out the hard way that a hobby as simple as filling a bird feeder can cross a legal line in Nevada.
Louisiana has no single statute that says “you may feed backyard birds” — and that gap is exactly why so many homeowners get confused.
A peacock’s mating call can hit roughly 100 decibels, loud enough to rival a lawn mower running a few feet from your bedroom window, and it often starts before sunrise.
Can you own a peacock in Iowa? For most residents, the short answer is yes, but the full answer depends on which county road you live off.
Peacocks show up in Pennsylvania backyards more often than you’d expect, from working farms in Lancaster County to suburban lots outside Pittsburgh.
Tennessee is home to one of the most significant poultry industries in the world, with an estimated 45 percent of the chicken consumed worldwide tracing back to genetics developed in the state.
A peacock’s mating call can carry more than a mile and sounds close enough to a human scream that Arkansas dispatchers regularly get 911 calls about it.
Peacocks look like an unlikely addition to a Vermont backyard, but plenty of Green Mountain State residents already keep them alongside chickens, goats, and the occasional guard llama.
If you’ve pictured a peacock strutting across your backyard, tail fanned out in the sun, you’re not alone — and in most cases, you’re not breaking any law by wanting one.
Peacocks strut across driveways in Coconut Grove, perch on rooflines in Palmetto Bay, and occasionally wander into backyards uninvited from Pensacola to the Keys.
Can you own a peacock in Alaska? Legally, yes, in most of the state, because Alaska treats peafowl as poultry rather than as exotic wildlife.
Peacocks look like they belong on a plantation in the Deep South, not on a farmstead outside Fargo or Minot.
