GATHERINGS of various types of birds have now been banned in England as the battle against avian influenza intensifies.

They brought in other birds for hunting too, the ring-necked pheasant, the grey partridge and a bird called a chuckar from Asia. Those other birds have pretty much disappeared but the quail has ...

A fossil from China that’s 150 million years old may be the world’s earliest known bird. The discovery shows that the short tails characteristic of modern birds evolved much earlier than ...

GATHERINGS of various types of birds have now been banned in England as the battle against avian influenza intensifies.

It was a great year for upland bird hunters in Washington. Favorable spring hatching conditions led to big numbers of pheasants, quail and partridge this year, and hunters took advantage.

The new rules apply to ‘gatherings’ of ducks, geese, swans, pheasants, partridge, quail, chickens, turkeys and guinea fowl.

I marked my bird down and glanced at the dogs. Both were stanch to wing and shot, though Lucky was trembling as though he had a chill. “Dead!” Dan yelled. They were away instantly. Lucky had seen my ...

Louisiana is giving residents extra time to hunt quail, rabbits, squirrels and more game, extending several hunting seasons that were impacted by a recent winter storm that dumped historic amounts ...

It was a cold, early morning and the birds held close to cover and then exploded in all directions, with wings thundering.