As the atmospheric river brings storms into southeastern Idaho into the New Year’s Day dumping several inches of snow, I waited until mid-morning before heading out in the heavy falling snow. I ...

This week, local bird enthusiasts tallied around 30 species of birds here. The highlights included a sharp-shinned hawk looking for an easy meal and a couple of bald eagles. The woodpecker family ...

Last week a sharp-shinned hawk, which I have named “Sharpie,” made a visit to my backyard. Why, you ask? I think it was looking for an easy meal. The weather was stormy, and a big snow was imminent.

19.62 x 14.75 in. (49.8 x 37.5 cm.) ...

As I’ve grown up, the formal human holidays became less and less important every year. There’s so many things about Christmas we can’t control: prices, family politics, the weather. Instead, I look ...

For over a century North America and many other parts of the world have made the birds in their area count by participating in the Christmas Bird Count. The count takes place from mid-December to ...

Thirty — one people from Yankton, Vermillion, & Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and South Sioux City, Omaha and Wayne, Nebraska; and Sioux City, Iowa enjoyed a cool and partly cloudy day to be out ...

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