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 ...

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 ...

Corvids, a large group of birds including crows and ravens, are a particularly intelligent and social animal. They have complicated family relationships and have even been known to create associations ...

Feeding our wild birds is a pleasurable pursuit during long winter months, but before either purchasing a bird feeder or seed, you should know the species of birds you want to attract, the type of ...

For the last two years of his life, my dad lived in a Yakima nursing home. His room faced a courtyard garden where many of the residents hung bird feeders. We spent hours together, just watching the ...

Dear Heloise: Even though I usually wear a cross-body bag, it becomes cumbersome when doing my grocery shopping. Usually, there is a safety belt built into the top of the shopping cart that is ...

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 ...

Feeding birds in summer is a joy. Gardens are alive with colorful blooms and buzzing bugs, and your favorite migratory songbirds have returned from their wintering grounds. However, natural food for ...

Finding a baby bird on the ground can be alarming, but not every fledgling you see needs rescuing. Some young birds spend time learning to fly outside the nest under their parents’ watchful eyes. The ...

SALT LAKE CITY — It's not uncommon to find baby birds on the ground in the spring. Many are hatching and often leave their nests before they are able to fly. Some might also be blown out of nests ...