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

Millions of Americans enjoy feeding and watching backyard birds. Many people make a point of putting food out in winter, when birds needs extra energy, and spring, when many species build nests and ...

This is exactly where you should put your bird feeder to get the most feathered customers. If you find yourself feeling ...

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 ...

The crippling snow and ice storm that swept through our region last weekend coupled with record freezing temperatures ...

Winter can be a tricky time for birds, as food can be scarce. One of the best ways to support birds at this time of year is to have plants they can visit to feed on berries and seeds. You can plant ...

Feeding wild birds is a popular hobby globally, but it presents invisible disease risks to the very birds that we are feeding — but there are ways to safeguard their health. Adult male European ...

DEAR JOAN: Many of our friends and neighbors have bird feeders or scatter seeds for them. My question is why is it considered a good thing to feed the wild birds, put up birdhouses and owl boxes when ...

Birds instinctively know where to find shelter, but we can help them survive a tough winter, writes Hans Kunze.

We all know that neighbor who takes bird feeding to Olympic games-level extremes. With tree limbs sagging under the weight of countless feeders and a back lawn that looks like it was ripped straight ...

FILE - A tufted titmouse grabs a seed from a snow covered bird feeder during a snowstorm in December 2020 in North Andover, Mass. Mark Herz: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. If it’s feeling spring-y to ...

A bird feeder is a great way of providing nourishment for your local birds, and birdwatching is a lovely hobby to pick up too ...