"The different colors, or the presence of spots or speckling, come down to the genetics of the bird," he says. "Leghorn chickens (which make up most of the commercial egg industry in the U.S.) lay ...

Eggs from these birds may be any shade of green ... We have a Black Asian chicken that occasionally will lay a speckled egg; she gave us both brown and white speckles. These adorable speckled ...

Dozens of shorebird roosts are quickly disappearing as rising sea levels reshape Florida’s Nature Coast. Artificial reefs and ...

Speckled, red-gold, cream-colored, black and white, Davis’ pampered hens have their own yard, nesting boxes for laying their eggs and – yum! – mealworms, “a special treat for them ...

CEDAR KEY – As a springtime breeze blew gentle waves onto the sandy shore, Red 64 broke out of a speckled egg on Gomez ... pair of oystercatchers lay their eggs out of reach of rising tides.

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Sea-level rise is threatening San Francisco’s shores. In February, the city began vegetating the sand dunes as part of its ...

Chasing bull reds and specks through the marshes of Charleston with RedFin Charters, the biggest and busiest fishing charter outfit on the East Coast.

and Orpingtons lay brown eggs. Rhode Island Reds are known for their large brown eggs and are also raised for meat. Plymouth Rocks are hardy birds, while Orpingtons are friendly and popular in ...

For all their showiness, tree ferns are extraordinary survivors. They hold their secrets close—but now, scientists are ...