A golden dog sits near a balcony window, gazing at the city skyline below. Its purple-dyed tail adds a playful touch to the calm atmosphere, blending modern living with a spark of personality and ...

It’s not like anyone was pulling out a ruler and measuring the distance between bird droppings, but if College Station recreation supervisor Laurie Brown were to guess, she’d say they were an inch ...

Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Sept. 1 is the beginning of meteorological fall, but in Nashville you ...

As I crested a hill into the aspen-dotted meadows of the Pecos Wilderness, a flock of indigo-colored swallows filled the sky with rolling chirps. Seeing these purple martins felt like a brush with old ...

MARTIN COUNTY — A man is in jail after he was accused of animal cruelty and abandoning four Chihuahuas, according to sheriff's officials. Christopher Lee Alexander, 36, of Jupiter, was served an ...

Purple martins, members of the swallow family, are native songbirds. East of the Rocky Mountains, they now rely entirely on human-provided housing. In late summer, they gather in massive flocks — ...

Coaching History: Martins Ferry (head coach, 4th season; assistant, 1997-2004); John Marshall (head coach, 2021); Wheeling University (assistant, 2018-20); Harrison Central (head coach, 2005-17) ...

A hawk or an eagle had been circling overhead earlier, so Tom Fiorini wasn’t sure the purple martins would be hanging around Thursday morning as he led a couple of visitors to the birds’ new dwelling ...

For decades, Austinites have flocked to the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, drawn by the insistent pull of a predictable spectacle: the nightly emergence of bats. Now, a new, equally ...

A well-beloved backyard bird in our region is the Purple Martin. This large, darkly colored sparrow is a commonly seen visitor in parks, yards, and waterways, especially when there is a Purple Martin ...

If you think birding is for older adults, think again. "They're like the most diverse animal around,” said Anya Poe. At just 17, Poe of Elyria is already a veteran birder. "I started getting pretty ...

Quick! Think of a purple bird! It’s a little difficult, right? I searched my brain and came up with a purple martin. A small bird in the swallow family. But that’s not a satisfying answer because it’s ...