Most birders are excited to see and chase vagrants. They represent an unusual occurrence and offer a chance to observe a ...

In fact, she notes that peak migration nights can sometimes see 400 million birds fleeing the cold to the southeast. Some of ...

The Great Blue Hole is the largest sea hole in the world and is in the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll near the ...

Tucked away in southeastern Arizona, where the desert meets the sky and mountains frame every view like nature’s own Instagram filter, sits Sierra Vista – a place so picturesque you’ll wonder why it ...

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Cempasúchil flowers hold a special significance during annual Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico. Here's how the tradition ...

Lucia Ortiz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak ...

One day, I found myself in a dream. I still can’t believe I spent several days surrounded by hundreds of thousands of these beautiful creatures in Mexico. This incredible butterfly is called the ...

There are endless variations of the Catrina sold in many forms during the holiday—and throughout the year in Mexico. Photograph by Tino Soriano, National Geographic Stands of cempasúchil flowers ...