Subjects:Birds (95)Animals (717)Places:Sevierville (3)Tennessee (480) SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee — A bird refuge in eastern Tennessee has hatched a rare Queen of Bavaria — one of only 5,000 examples of the species in captivity. Parrot Mountain owner Fletcher Hollingsworth says the new bird is 28-days-old and is hand fed four to five times a day. Hollingsworth told WVLT-TV in Knoxville (http://bit.ly/Ylz80a) that the bird is named Whitney. The bird Read more [...]

Photo courtesy of Texanischer Schuplattler Verein d’Holzar Lederhosen 1 Zach Fuch, Mike Wagnon and Chris Cypert perform the Amboss Polka at the 2013 Addisson Oktoberfest. Read more [...]

Posted by Curt Fields on Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:15 PM For many, this time of year stokes the urge to stick a K in October and then grab a mug and fill it—repeatedly—with beer. Even if you never get closer to Bavaria than Read more [...]