It’s winter, the snow is falling, you’re cold, and the birds outside your home are chilled – and hungry, too. What should you do for them? First, be aware that feeding wild creatures requires care, ...

Millions of Americans enjoy feeding and watching backyard birds. Many people make a point of putting food out in winter, when birds needs extra energy, and spring, when many species build nests and ...

While we wrap up cozy indoors with extra blankets and comfort food this winter, it's important to remember that wildlife often can't do the same. The winter is a time of scarcity for animals: less ...

Feeding our wild birds is a pleasurable pursuit during long winter months, but before either purchasing a bird feeder or seed, you should know the species of birds you want to attract, the type of ...

As the weather gets colder and wetter as winter nears, many gardeners are still trying to do their best to help the birds by ...

Are you putting out birdseed this winter? There are some steps you can take to help protect the birds that visit your feeder. According to the DNR, birds have incredible adaptations that help them ...

Daria Erastova received funding from the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, Ornithological Society of New Zealand, the University of Auckland and Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research ...

Hanging a feeder is the easiest way to catch sight of backyard birds. We'll explain when to start feeding birds in late fall ...

When the wind howls and the temperature plummets, it's easy to look out a window as birds huddle in a bush or on a wire and wonder if they need some help to make it through the winter. While many of ...

At our cabin in Pebble Creek Valley north of Silverthorne, located at 9,450 feet in elevation, we have several platform feeders for winter birds. Common visitors are mostly black and white and gray — ...

AS THE TROJANS WHO WHEELED IN THE BIG HORSE must have said, "It seemed like a good idea at the time." I live in New York City, a couple of blocks from Central Park. Last winter I thought, Why not feed ...