When Earth was in its infancy, 4.5 billion years ago, things were quite different for our planet. Earth was quite a bit smaller than it currently is, and it was not alone. A second, smaller planet ...

High in the bare branches of a tree at the edge of my meadow, a female pine warbler paused just long enough for me to take her picture. / PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON Sign up for the Gazette's morning ...

I try not to get jaded about my backyard birds, but sometimes I find myself thinking "just another cardinal" or "I’d love to see something more exotic." Most of us already have a spectacular array of ...

In this photo, which I took April 4, you see a small songbird that is native to North America. It is similar in appearance to the American goldfinch and the house finch. It also closely resembles the ...