In Australia, one tiny bird has earned a reputation for being both beautiful and surprisingly romantic. Meet the superb fairy-wren — a small, energetic bird famous for the bright blue…
For Hana Buscke and her family in New Zealand, this year’s Christmas surprise didn’t come wrapped in paper or tied with a bow. It fluttered. Late last month, Buscke and…
On a hot summer day in Florida, a homeowner noticed something unsettling in his yard. A tall white egret stood motionless in the same spot for hours, barely moving. The…
While tending her garden in Coral Springs, Florida, last October, nature lover Dyane Oliva noticed something unusual in the grass. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight…
In early November, a pelican in Iowa found herself in serious trouble beneath a pedestrian bridge along the Des Moines River. Likely pausing to rest after searching for food, she…
Earlier this month, employees working at a National Grid logistics yard in Boonville, New York, suddenly noticed an unexpected visitor standing near their equipment. It was a common loon —…
For baby sea turtles hatching along the beaches of Tulum, Mexico, the journey from nest to ocean is a life-or-death sprint. Loggerheads, leatherbacks and green sea turtles are all protected…
Earlier this month, Captain Tom Mattmuller of Sea Tow Venice in Florida was patrolling the calm waters of Lyons Bay when something strange caught his attention. Up ahead, high in…
One stormy afternoon in Yorkshire, England, a woman was walking her dog when something on the wet pavement caught her eye — a tiny, motionless shape beneath the trees. It…
