In 1993, the eight-year-old son of a Middlebury teacher decided to name a crayon after an egg shell and won a contest that spanned the entire nation. Christopher Straub of Bristol, armed with quaint ...

Dear Pet Talk: I don’t have pets but keep active birdfeeders, so all the birds are my “pets in the wild.” Why do robins lay blue eggs? — Bird Lover Dear Bird Lover: I concur with you about wild birds ...

Birds are some of the most diverse animals in nature, coming in all different colors. Birds come in a wide range of colors, from bright to dark shades of blue and red, with each species having its own ...