One day, a couple of decades ago, a caller wanted to know the “real name” of the “mailbox bird.” It was gray, she said, and not very big, and it sat on her mailbox along a rural road. I took her phone ...

One of the things I love about North Carolina is it’s full of love. There’s no finer example of this, than a hidden treasure tucked at the tail end of a dune-backed beach on Bird Island. Over 35 years ...

Even though he’ll be 6 years old forever, Sesame Street’s favorite yellow bird is technically turning 55 on March 20. Big Bird, an 8-foot, 2-inch, flightless-bird that may or may not be a canary, made ...