Planting a garden is one of the best ways you can support our crucial pollinators. However, if you prefer the clean lines of a modern landscape to an unruly array… Read more »

Our feathered friends are a lot like us — they just want a place where they feel at home. Here are a few ideas to make your home a welcoming… Read more »

Hummingbirds are dazzling jewels in any landscape. You might not know it, but hummingbirds, or hummers, as they are affectionately known, live only in North, Central and South America. What… Read more »

Shh, can you hear that? As dusk falls across the United States, you may be lucky enough to catch the call of the great horned owl. More Backyard Birds: Warblers… Read more »

Tell me if you’ve ever had this problem in your garden: One day, perhaps in winter, you’re enjoying a cup of coffee, looking out at your landscape. You’re admiring the… Read more »

If you’ve ever wondered what that bird was you saw flitting about your sunflowers or how you can draw more hummingbirds to your backyard, look no further. Here are the… Read more »

When we wrote about Sharon Sorenson and her recent book, Birds in the Yard Month by Month, questions about her backyard bubble rocks started pouring in. First, people wanted to… Read more »

Spotting an acrobatic flash of yellow flitting around the garden, feeding on flowering seed heads or foraging at bird feeders is a common occurrence in many yards throughout the United… Read more »

After migration madness has moved on and fall leaves have fallen, the crisp air and clear skies are inherited by one of our most conspicuous winter birds: the blue jay…. Read more »

Flittering among the winter-weathered tree trunks and branches, with no interest in which way is up, this small black-capped bird can sometimes be confused with other boisterous winter residents. With… Read more »