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Spring is finally here, and with it comes new life and growth. All sorts of animals are getting ready to raise their young, ...
For those fortunate enough to have a six-figure pension to fund their retirement, it seems like there’s little need to ...
Tips about bird nests, eggs and hatchlings by AJC environmental writer and birdwatching enthusiast Charles Seabrook.
A mama duck laid eight eggs a few weeks ago in a planter on the rooftop terrace of the Planet Word museum at 13th and K streets NW.
The momma mallard may have been very smart, or she may have just been a lucky duck when she chose her nesting spot, cozying ...
Easter egg hunts are a beloved tradition, and there are so many festive ways to pull them off. Hunts can be simple to set up, they encourage kids to burn off sugar-fueled energy and it may be the ...
A D.C. museum dedicated to words will spend the next few weeks with a secondary mission, tracking when new ducks will hatch after a "mama mallard" made the muse ...
A heated confrontation between a Pinellas County homeowner and his neighbor has angered the community over the shooting of a protected bird. The exchange came after the 42-year-old neighbor shot a ...
Childhood visits to my grandparent’s farm served to foreshadow raising chickens of my own. Tossing seed corn, herding a mean rooster to the coop, and reaching under a hen to gather a warm egg were ...
The mystery of stolen duck eggs is finally solved—join the hunt to find out who’s been raiding our nest.
With its duck-like bill ... leathery shells rather than hard ones. The eggs are incubated outside the body but are kept warm in a pouch or nest. A platypus’s genome is a strange blend—part ...
The stock market has taken a hit in recent weeks, as escalating trade tensions under President Donald Trump have rattled investor confidence. Many are worried about the fate of their finances.