Gallinaceous refers to chicken-like birds, including both grouse and wild turkey. “The spruce grouse seems almost tame, unconcerned when it encounters people,” says Something Wild co-host ...

Looking up into the dark Wyoming night sky, all the stars in the Milky Way were shining so brightly it looked like white paint had been splashed across the sky from horizon to horizon. I blinked ...

The SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2024 competition has just wrapped up its seventh year, and it’s been another amazing ...

This forest-dwelling drummer puts on a thunderous show, using its wings to create a deep, rhythmic beat that echoes through North American woodlands. The Ruffed Grouse is a medium-sized game bird with ...

One of the loudest and most colorful birds of eastern back yards and woodlots, the Blue Jay is unmistakable. Intelligent and adaptable, it may feed on almost anything, and it is quick to take ...

The Black Grouse and Capercaillie are in serious trouble. Numbers are now so low in the UK that they are at risk of extinction in many areas: the Capercaillie could be lost from Britain within the ...

A feisty forest dweller, the Black Grouse puts on one of nature's most dramatic mating displays across Europe and Asia. The Black Grouse exhibits striking sexual dimorphism. Males, known as blackcocks ...

Unlike Ruffed Grouse and Bobwhite quail, Ohio’s deer archery season now extends into February and just closed, as did the waterfowl seasons. However, Cottontail rabbit season is open and ends at ...

Birds are always up to something, and these entries captured an array of avians doing everything from impaling prey to ...

Known for their unique spiked plumage and chunky, round bodies, the sage-grouse have fallen prey to the impacts of climate change, according to the bureau. The birds — which require up to 40 ...