Egrets, herons and spoonbills show off their resplendent breeding plumage of silken white, blues and pinks as they crowd into trees budding out for spring. This island, in Clay Bottom Pond at Houston ...

Tropical Storm Debby tore through Port Royal’s famed Cypress Wetlands and Rookery, leaving it littered with downed trees and prompting the closure of its main entrance. Each year, thousands of birds ...