Off in the distances I can hear the familiar scream-like call of a blue jay. The sound pierces through the yellow and orange autumn maple leaves on a crisp blue sky day. I sit enjoying the sunshine, ...

Although Eagle Rock is considered to be “ethnically diverse” with sizable Asian (23.9%), white (29.8%) and Latino (40.3%) ...

Ah, what I would give to be a fly on the wall at a Grammys afterparty. The actual Grammys 2025 award ceremony was only the beginning of the night for most celebrities. Here’s a rundown of exactly ...

These are classified as micromoths because of their very small size. During lockdown, we regularly saw a family of four jays.

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One was Babyface, and he was holding an orange object in his beak ... Their study suggested that the jays might understand what another bird was thinking (and plotting), a type of reasoning ...

At Legacy Records in New York City, the Pink Martyr (St. Valentine was famously martyred for defying Emperor Claudius II’s marriage ban) is a gin cocktail made by sous-viding gin, pink lady apple, red ...

Settling a sapling in to the ground in February and March gives a young tree a chance to settle in before the sap begins to ...