The bird feeder in my backyard has been aflutter this winter with birds and words. First to arrive each morning are the chickadees. In "Walden," Henry David Thoreau tells us how these perky, ...

The National Audubon Society announced the winning photographs of the 2020 Audubon Photography Awards.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Unlike other birds you might find in your backyard exclusively during nesting season, cardinals will likely come by year-round because they do ...

If you keep a list of birds seen in a calendar year, it’s a happy challenge to look at the blank slate that Jan. 1 brings.

The 1.4-ounce female Northern cardinal was squawking and squirming between Brian Rademacher’s fingers and then bit his hand, leaving a red mark, as he prepared to release her after putting a tiny ...

Do you love woodpeckers? Then you’ll love this wooden suet feeder that uses suet plugs or spreadable suet. Our cold weather is causing the birds to use up most of their fat stores overnight in order ...

The male species is remarkably more colourful than the female in most species, as has been an endless source of wonder for biologists for centuries. This can be accounted for by the force of evolution ...

It's like the Wilhelm Scream of birdsong. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's not uncommon for videogame sound effects to be ...

Your kids might think that birds simply disappear for the winter. But plenty of species don’t actually migrate south during the cold months; others might be making your neighborhood their winter home.

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Nature Trust of ...

If I hadn’t known any better, I would have sworn on a stack of holy books—the Bible: Testaments Old and New; the Koran; the ...