I wrote about the nutrient content of several types of wild fruit and how birds depend on them over the winter in the ...

According to the Gardeners' World host, the better nourished the parent birds are, especially in cold weather, the larger and ...

With so many bird species visiting our gardens and a variety of feeders and food options available, it can be tricky for ...

All it takes is 15 minutes in a place where you enjoy nature, whether it is a local preserve or park, or your own backyard or ...

Unique, colorful, musical and social, evening and pine grosbeaks are wild birds that tend to be wintertime visitors that we ...

Art enthusiasts perusing Carbondale Arts’s 46th Annual Valley Visual Art Show might not notice the similarities between the ...

The best way to attract more feathered friends to your garden is to leave out supplementary feed for them. This is especially ...

The cold February turned birders’ thoughts to the warmer times to come. The spring migration is already on, with arctic birds passing through, and many of our favorite summer residents will ...

Food, Shelter and Nesting Sites Why go searching for birds when you can beckon them to your backyard? With a bit of intention and a few plants that provide sustenance and shelter, you can turn almost ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected].

Their feathers, roosting behaviors and adaptability help birds survive the cold, “nature’s proving ground.” By Margaret Roach Winter mornings begin at David Sibley’s Deerfield, Mass.

Bird feeders became busier with the cold. My feeder in St. John’s suddenly gained 30 American goldfinches. I put out an extra column feeder filled with sunflower seeds to keep them happy. More juncos ...