Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Carolina wren investigates orange mock oyster mushrooms. It is only early March, with Old Man Winter still looming large in the ...

In late morning on a bitterly cold day this week, with the outside temperature at 26 degrees, I heard the unmistakable “teakettle, teakettle” song of a Carolina wren from somewhere in my yard in ...

You might think that a bird that cheerfully sings all year across most of the state and is named the Carolina Wren would be our official North Carolina bird. Nothing against the beautiful Northern ...

Wrens are one of my favorite groups of birds. They are small, cute, and like to hide from us. That makes them challenging. But they also have songs that explode from cover and tell us which species ...

“Attenborough’s Wonder of Song” showcases seven remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the role song plays in animal survival. Even their names sound exotic: superb fairy wren and the ...

A Eurasian wren perches on a narrow branch with its tail raised, a characteristic posture often seen during singing. Despite its small size, the bird uses exposed perches to help project its song ...

It is only early March, with Old Man Winter still looming large in the rearview mirror. But the birds speak – literally – of spring. Ever-lengthening daylight hours trigger our earliest songbirds to ...