Whether you love watching barn swallows up close or dread the mess they leave behind, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert encourages you to take preventative action before the birds begin ...

Some birds have taken to humans to an extent we never could have imagined. Three species found at San Angelo now nest in much or all of their range primarily on or in human constructs — buildings, ...

Here is a typical conversation that I have with fellow birders when I’m trying to bird for swallows. “There’s a swallow. There it goes. Here it comes. I wish it would perch someplace.” Swallows fly a ...

Many bird species bond with humans as a function of their lifestyle and their names often reflect those bonds, like house wren, house finch, house sparrow and barn swallow. Barn swallows often build ...

One warm and muggy morning on my walk, I notice swallows gathering on overhead power lines. The pair closest to me are northern rough-wings, and they are well into the throes of courtship: she, ...

Edgar’s Big Taco is on Highway 31 West of Kilgore, but state is taking over the property for roadway expansion. For the last three decades, Jason Reinfro has made Edgar’s Big Taco shop his go-to spot ...

TOWNSEND, Ont. - The long grass sways as a soft summer wind sweeps under two strange structures, blowing with it the faint smell of manure, in an otherwise empty Ontario field. Under one, which looks ...

A town-owned, antique barn in New Hampshire will keep its windows shut this spring, over concerns about accumulated bird droppings. The birds — and many humans — are not pleased. The setting for this ...

Barn swallows are nice little birds to have around. They fly gracefully around and eat a lot of insects. My only disagreement was where they chose to build their nest. Earlier this year, they chose to ...