One of life's little pleasures is to watch birds coming to the feeder in the winter. Frequent visitors to my feeder include cardinals, chickadees, tufted titmice, house finches, downy woodpeckers, ...

This is a good time of year in the Chicago area to monitor your plants for animal damage and to do some pruning. Other than ...

How do robins fare in Minnesota winters? Can owls swivel their heads all the way around? What birdseed can they use that ...

Scotland's gardeners can help our feathered friends this winter who can suffer when the temperature drops sharply ...

January is a busy month for ordering seeds, starting seeds, and thinking about which plants you will select in spring for ...

Feeding wild birds got more complicated the more we studied those birds that come to feeders. Careful research showed that ...

Plant-based food and drink options are better than ever whether you’re going vegan for the month or making it a lifestyle ...

Create an all-inclusive bird habitat in your own backyard with plants that provide what birds need most for food, shelter and ...

As it is expected to get pretty darn cold around here starting Sunday, I thought a column concerning feeding birds is in order.

It was cold and the wind was blowing hard but there I was with two friends scanning the whitecaps of Rose Valley Lake, hoping ...

For feeding birds in winter: ‘offer high-energy foods like sunflower seeds, fat balls, and mealworms,’ they said. Meanwhile, ...