Ryan Bomgardner spends much of the year traveling with his “friends” — the ventriloquist dummies to whom he gives voice and life for audiences around the world. An Ephrata native, Bomgardner has been ...

Birds' alarm calls serve both to alert other birds to danger and to warn off predators. And some birds can pull a ventriloquist's trick, singing from the side of their mouths, according to a new study ...

Ventriloquist Ryan Bomgardner of Lititz recently opened another season of his family-friendly musical-comedy shows at Bird-in-Hand stage. In between touring around the country with his group of ...

The weary woodman rocking home beneath His tightly banded faggot wonders oft While crossing over the furze-crowded heath To hear the fern owl’s cry that whews aloft In circling whirls and often by his ...