The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center will release the first Merlin falcon ever successfully raised in a rehabilitation setting in Virginia on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 4:30 p.m. The release will take ...

No, not the 6th century magician… nor the 70’s Rolls-Royce car… and no, not the famed British fighter plan engine from WWII… although very powerful, sleek, and can fly… the Merlin, falco columbarius, ...

I have never thought of myself as a "bird watcher" or someone who takes an overly high interest in birds. I know most common bird species around the area by simply being an in-tune outdoorsman my ...

Learning to identify birds by sight is simple – page through the field guide until you see a bird that matches or go birdwatching with someone who knows more than you. One shortcut to the process is ...

The beauty of upland hunting lies in its simplicity. It’s a walk with a gun. Your goal is to frighten ground-dwelling birds into flight, so you can shoot them. Even if you don’t find anything, you’ve ...

ONE RECENT morning I walked from the house to the barn, perhaps 100 yards, and heard several birds. None of them were visible. I turned around (much to the horse’s dismay) and went back to the house ...

Springtime and the world in early May is alive with birdsong before sunrise: to some, a discordant cacophony, to others, a heavenly, harmonious chorus. Gone are the days when you just grabbed your ...