2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (255+ words) Hummingbirds are back in Massachusetts, as the fast'winged birds continue their annual spring migration. Ruby-throated hummingbirds were reported April 15 and 17 in the south-central Massachusetts communities of Charlton, Douglas, Brimfield, according to Hummingbird Central's interactive migration map. As of April 22, there…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (125+ words) What are the birds saying to each other now that they're talking again at a rapid clip? Where did they fly to avoid the winter? Why did they return? Birds of Central Mass. : What to know as their songs fill…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (246+ words) It's time to start cleaning your hummingbird feeders: they've been spotted as far north as Rhode Island in their annual migration back to New England for the summer. For such a tiny bird, hummingbirds make an epic migration every spring....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (593+ words) Most snakes in Massachusetts are relatively harmless, but there are two species in the state that are venomous and their bites would pack a punch: the timber rattlesnake and the copperhead. Neither of these two species are particularly common to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (102+ words) Worcester Telegram Reading the hardcovers: Summit focuses on helping turtles If you were at the Southbridge Community Center on April 4, you know that things were moving fast. Even if you were a land tortoise. To put it another way, if…...

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3+ week, 15+ hour ago  (19+ words) Worcester Telegram Proposed curbs on farm animals rankles West Boylston residents...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (241+ words) Do you like snakes? If the answer is no, well then you may not like the month of April, because that's when those slithery creatures emerge from their winter dens in the spring, according to the Massachusetts Department of Wildlife....

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (758+ words) To understand the future, you might first want to visit the past, and commune with the ancestors. The exhibit, "The Secret World of Elephants," on view through at the new, 6, 400 square-foot Stoddard Exhibition Hall of the Eco Tarium, provides one…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (275+ words) There's only a little time remaining in the coyote-mating season, but that doesn't mean Massachusetts residents shouldn't be taking precautions. During mating season (October - March) "Coyotes are very active," according to Mass Wildlife. "Coyotes are in every city and town…...