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, ...

Hanging a feeder is the easiest way to catch sight of backyard birds. We'll explain when to start feeding birds in late fall and how to ensure they benefit the most.

This was long before it became a popular backyard activity. She would rip up stale bread and throw it out in the yard. It attracted birds, for sure, but, as I remember it, only starlings and sparrows ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Marin Plank truly had no interest in birds when she gave her husband a camera-equipped bird feeder for his birthday. But by Christmas, she had become so obsessed with birds that ...

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 ...

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 ...

After dozens of dead waterfowl were discovered near Patchogue this week and an Aquebogue duck farm was forced to euthanize about 99,000 ducks last month, Long Island experts and community members ...

An American professor is studying the positive effects on humans of bird feeding after observing a family member’s strong attachment to the hobby. Ashley Dayer is an associate professor in the Fish ...

Can you believe that October is here already and that three-quarters of 2025 is already behind us? Where does the time go? One way I can tell how fast time flies is in writing my column every other ...

The beginning of COVID-19 lockdowns forced many to seek safer ways to connect with nature, and new research shows that bird-feeding around the world dramatically increased. But is it actually okay to ...

While Monty did not elaborate on why salty food should be avoided, the RSPB explains that they typically trigger dehydration ...