Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Costa's Hummingbirds are frequent visitors at feeders in Arizona and southern California. Julian Avery, CC BY-ND Millions of ...

Cold weather changes everything for backyard birds. Smart winter feeding habits can help them conserve energy, stay healthy, ...

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 ...

Attracting birds is fun and educational. There’s no easier way to become more aware of the diversity of birds that surrounds us than to put out a backyard feeder and simply glance at it from time to ...

One of the great joys of having a garden is to get winged visitors dropping by. Birds are not only pleasant company, but also ...

Welcoming wildlife to the yard is one of the best bits of having a thriving garden full of plants and resources to support a wide range of animals. Of course, some of the most common sightings are ...

If you love watching birds, hanging a feeder is the easiest way to catch sight of them. But as much as we enjoy the antics of backyard birds, there are downsides to feeding our feathered friends in ...

After the woodpeckers, other birds that are especially drawn to suet are the white-breasted and red-breasted nuthatches, chickadees and blue jays. Others, cardinals among them, can be found at suet ...