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 ...

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 ...

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 ...