It’s winter, the snow is falling, you’re cold, and the birds outside your home are chilled – and hungry, too. What should you do for them? First, be aware that feeding wild creatures requires care, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Costa's Hummingbirds are frequent visitors at feeders in Arizona and southern California. Julian Avery, CC BY-ND Millions of ...

For instance, researchers use the backyard sightings that users submit to Project FeederWatch —a joint program run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada —to track long-term changes in ...

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

Bird feeders can be a genuine help for songbirds, especially during cold snaps and snow cover when their natural food gets ...

Attracting birds is fun and educational. There’s no easier way to become more aware of the diversity of birds that surrounds us than to put out a backyard feeder and simply glance at it from time to ...

As temperatures drop, food becomes scarce for wild birds. Proper feeding now can not only help but also offer rare insights into the behavior of native bird species. But which types of food are truly ...

Are you one of the 59 million people who feed birds in the United States? If yes, you are involved in the second-most popular hobby after gardening. Feeding wild birds has been an American tradition ...

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

Where should you put your bird feeder? Location, location, location -- it's not just a term for real estate agents. Where and ...