Dear Readers: I don’t have a fresh column this week, but after seeing a northbound formation of geese fly over this weekend, I thought that this column from January 2014 would be an appropriate ...
If you've noticed geese flying in the wrong direction this fall, you're not alone. This is the time of year when some birds head south to warmer temperatures for the winter, but one of you reached out ...
Another may see several geese flying in formation as they migrate south for the winter. As Canada geese numbers have grown over the years thanks to federal protections, these visions have been ...
It’s an enjoyable moment listening to the “honk” and wing flaps of Canada geese (also called Canadian geese – sorry, birders) in their V-shaped formations flying overhead. They are amazing ...
The only snow goose I ever saw growing up was from pictures of the white birds in the Audubon Society encyclopedias my grandparents got me for my birthdays. Heck, in the 1970s around here you didn’t ...
Great clouds of snow geese are streaming across our winter skies, having arrived along Texas’ coastal regions and inland fallow farm fields after flying more than 1,600 miles from the Arctic. They ...
Blue matches the moon's eyes and makes it easy to accessorize, that's why. The term "once in a blue moon" refers to a rare event, like two full moons in one month. The original term denotes something ...
Anyone watching the autumn sky knows that migrating birds fly in a V formation, but scientists have long debated why. A new study of ibises finds that these big-winged birds carefully position their ...
If you’re on a mission to “digest” the latest news, chew through clashing opinions, swallow several controversies in one gulp or pick your teeth with the latest tragedies of the day, feel free to skip ...
Dear Readers: I’ve seen a cornucopia of birds over the past week — mallards, Canada geese, bald eagles, even a few lingering American white pelicans — reminding me of this column which was originally ...