In honor of tomorrow's pheasant opener, our outdoors columnist explores mankind's — and his own — long fascination with birds, bird symbols and bird art. Birds are among my earliest memories, ducks ...

As the morning fog lifts off the bay, John Muir Laws is sitting in the dirt talking to a seagull. "The oval of your body curves back to your head," he says in a low voice. "Sloping forehead angle. I ...

Birds are fascinating creatures that have been studied and admired for centuries, each with their own underlying bird meanings. Throughout history, birds have inspired humans to give meaning to them, ...