Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On my recent trip to Houston, I built in plenty of time to explore areas along the Gulf Coast and vicinity. Once outside of the ...

Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad III, was prince of Wallachia three times between 1448 and 1477. Wallachia was a region of Europe that eventually become present-day Romania. A ferocious warrior, Vlad was ...

Like eagles and falcons, shrikes are birds of prey. However, they aren’t raptors, but are songbirds. Though shrikes have a sharp, hooked beak, they are small and have weak legs. The little shrike ...

I had just checked out the landing near my backwaters cabin to see how thick the newly formed ice was. Open water was all that was visible the day before, but cold overnight air had surprisingly ...

The weather this month so far has not always been winter-like. Temperatures have shown a huge variation, from 15- to 20 below as we began the month, to near 50 above just ten days later. Again, the ...

It’s winter and the only thing my yard is full of right now is the hustle and bustle of hungry birds as they bicker with one another over food. This group is so reliable that I call them the “regulars ...

Don’t let their small size fool you – shrikes are some of the most ruthless hunters in the bird world. In this video, we explore the fascinating and brutal behavior of shrikes impaling their prey on ...

Most people find something majestic about the birds of prey that soar above rivers and prairies looking for food. It does not seem to bother them that their targets — the fish, mice, rabbits and ...