An unusual bird known to find temporary comfort in the gardens and trees of Houston-area neighborhoods is announcing itself with a distinctive call. The black-bellied whistling duck is typically about ...

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The unusually mild winter has brought about some very unusual bird numbers. A case in point came the first weekend in January in Bryan when I thought I was hearing the unmistakable sound of the ...

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Countless YouTube videos feature pet birds singing and talking to their owners. Although it may seem like simple mimicry, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Heidi Williams’ love for birding grew from her father. “He always had bird feeders, and he was always very aware of them,” the assistant manager at Wild Birds Unlimited in South Austin ...