For some people, the perfect beach day doesn’t involve sand or surf – it involves seed. And pigeons. Lots of pigeons. That’s what brings Jaden Nunes and his mom Amanda to Esquimalt Lagoon. “He just ...

Dickie Bird achieved only moderate success in his first cricketing career, but from the moment he traded his bat for an umpire’s cap he was well on the way to becoming a towering figure in the sport’s ...

Dickie Bird, the iconic former cricket umpire, has died at the age of 92. Bird, whose first-class playing career was cut short by injury, became one of the most famous faces in the game. He officiated ...

Dickie Bird, who has died at the age of 92, did not play cricket for England, yet his status as a legend of the game is in no doubt. This was the son of a miner, a boy from Barnsley and proud ...

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Hunched over a piece of wood, Hank Sprouse whittles away in his basement workshop in Stratford, Connecticut. What looks like a simple carving now, will eventually become a realistic-looking cedar ...

LIMBURG, Belgium — The Chinese businessmen arrived in the Belgian countryside driving luxury sports cars, ferrying translators and bags of cash. When they parked in front of Tom Van Gaver’s small ...

The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's Birds in Art exhibition celebrates its 50th anniversary this fall. The exhibition features avian-themed art from 102 international artists. Opening day ...

The best contemporary bird artists will convene again in Wausau, WI the weekend after Labor Day for the opening of the 50th annual “Birds in Art” exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.

Birds in brightly lit cities sing for an average of 50 minutes longer than those in the darkest environments, starting their vocalizations an average of 18 minutes earlier in the morning and finishing ...