Feathered friends bring many benefits to our outdoor space, but the types of birds you might see in your backyard will depend on where you live. For example, perhaps you live in North America ...

Give a name to every winged beauty you see on your next bird walk. Whether you're a self-proclaimed ornithophile or you simply enjoy the occasional backyard bird sighting ... several bird apps that ...

Noon — Backyard birds with Wendy Rihner Rihner says that to invite birds into the landscape, gardeners should provide shelter, nesting sites, food and water. Difficulty in finding natural ...

When it comes to references, there are a plethora to choose from. “The Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America,” and ...

While there are roughly 216 species of owls across the globe, their nocturnal lifestyle and mainly carnivorous diet make them trickier to lure than birds that ... branch in the backyard, mount ...

Building a backyard bird sanctuary, however, goes far beyond offering seedy snacks and a place to build a nest. If you’re dreaming of a backyard makeover, consider making it one for the birds.

Picasso, a 5-year-old cockatiel, accidentally escaped from her home in Ypsilanti and flew towards Ann Arbor, where she was ...

The tools we have for birding have increased and improved since the old days when ornithologists had to shoot birds and hold ...

Inside the 630-square-foot built studio, the designers lined windows in recessed panels of birch plywood as a navigation aid ...

Any good outdoors store likely has a copy of the Seattle-born bible of mountaineering. With that seminal text, Mountaineers ...

Though attracting butterflies, birds, and hummingbirds may sound difficult ... There are two main ways to provide habitat for wildlife in your backyard. One way is by increasing the biodiversity ...

“A fountain is as ignorable as it is interesting, so it can be on all the time to guide Don home.” A second, smaller fountain in the backyard attracts birds with a gentler sound. Though Mr. Ka ...