Spring arrives slowly, with buds, birds and wildlife stirring. The return of tree swallows — and their clash with bluebirds — ...

A hummingbird or two visiting your backyard garden consistently is truly magical. If you want more moments with hummingbirds, and you want them reliably, all season long, the single best thing you can ...

After cancer treatment in her early 20s, Madison Chapman found comfort in a cardinal who visited a feeder outside her window.

The last two or three weeks of really cold weather and snow cover have limited my treks into my usual haunts in the Times News area. Add into that the fact that my favorite areas to find waterfowl, ...

It is not every day that a backyard bird feeder delivers something truly extraordinary. But that is exactly what happened for ...

Red male cardinal sits on a perch in front of blurred green branches. - CBrewer6510/Shutterstock Cardinals are an iconic and easily recognizable bird native to a wide ...

We are blessed with a large number of bird species in South Texas, and if you have some favorite species, it is relatively easy to encourage them into your landscape for observation if you provide ...

Thanks largely to their vivid colors and melodic vocalizations, cardinals are extremely popular with backyard birders throughout their native range. That vast territory in which they are found ...

Even in March, when the weather can’t quite decide between winter and spring, a bird bath can be one of the busiest spots in the backyard. Birds show up like they’re taking turns at a tiny ...

As I write, the snow is swirling again. My fire pit in the backyard, already more than half buried from the last big storm, has completely vanished from view. It will take a while for all that snow to ...

If you’re in the market to upgrade your bird feeder, or maybe you want to add an exciting part to your day, I can’t recommend getting your hands on the Bird Buddy Smart Feeders enough. I know what you ...