Various pines, firs and spruces add green to the outdoors in cold, gray December, and I welcome them. But I also study the landscape this time of year to search for rare surprises with colorful hues ...

If you’ve been scanning the East coast flocks this winter, you may have noticed an uncommon and utterly dazzling visitor: the king eider. These striking sea ducks are showing up in larger-than-usual ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With how many species of this familiar waterfowl live in or migrate through the state, you could say Virginia is for duck lovers. From diving ducks to sea ducks to dabbling ...