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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The mystery of stolen duck eggs is finally solved—join the hunt to find out who’s been raiding our nest.
It's not uncommon to see baby birds on the ground in the spring. A young bird without feathers should be placed back in its nest. A young bird with feathers should be left alone unless it's in danger.