Birds are essential to the environment in many ways. Some species play a vital role in pollinating flowers, they help ...

Our home in Northbrook is now surrounded by nesting birds. These include a family of robins nesting atop a rain gutter, ...

New to birding? Start with the basics. Learn to recognize 15 common backyard birds, and discover ways to attract them to your ...

The Durham resident embraced who he really is as a teen, he says. Now, he’s navigating adulthood in North Carolina as ...

The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a ...

Our home in Northbrook is now surrounded by nesting birds. These include a family of robins nesting atop a rain gutter, ...

Last April, state agriculture officials found bird flu in a North Carolina dairy herd after four cows that had been brought into the state from Texas transmitted the disease to the herd ...

There are more than 25 farms in North Carolina that allow herdshare agreements, according to A Campaign for Real Milk. That's an advocacy group that touts raw milk as "an alternative to industrial ...

While many people idly muse about backyard farming, for those not ready to take the plunge permanently, there's a solution: renting a henhouse, complete with egg-laying birds. "I really want to try it ...

OSU is offering an online course for backyard poultry keepers in urban and suburban areas on how to prevent bird flu in their flocks. Debbie Holmes: So where do we stand with the number of backyard ...

Whether you're scanning the night sky for constellations, spotting birds in the backyard or enjoying scenic hikes, a quality pair of binoculars brings distant wonders into clear view.

The World Organization for Animal Health this week declared North Carolina’s commercial poultry farms bird flu-free, lifting a months-long suspension of poultry exports, according to a N.C. Department ...