The final week of 2024 was particularly calm and delightful for me. After the hustle and bustle of hosting a family gathering, my wife and I were able to nestle down into the “holiday bunker” and ...

The cheery call of the black-capped chickadee adds light to the darkest days of the year in late December and early January. That’s one reason why I enjoy feeding birds in winter. It’s comforting to ...

As I look at the last of the Top 25 feeder birds in Idaho last winter, our leaves have started to pile up in the yard and cottonwood color is a its peak in the Treasure Valley. Our blue jay has not ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MONTPELIER — “Winter bird feeding is a great way to observe and learn about our year-round bird residents such as black-capped chickadees, nuthatches ...

While Michigan deals with an outbreak of a deadly avian flu, spring bird migration is also about to peak, which may have some backyard bird watchers unsure whether to keep filling up their feeders.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to literally have a wild bird in hand? Except for bird banders, few of us have ever had this experience — if we approach, birds fly off. But it is possible ...