Jan. 4—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 ...

I would argue that suet is the most important food that you can put in your bird feeding station.  During the winter months, the calorie-dense blocks of beef fat sustain insectivorous birds that ...

Compared to last year, white-breasted nuthatches likely will show up at fewer bird feeders this winter. But, compared to 30 years ago, the energetic little birds will be spotted at many more feeders.

We observed the official change in the seasons from summer to autumn on Sept. 22. This was the Autumnal Equinox when we technically saw 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. With each passing ...

It’s not quite 7 a.m. on a 15-degree January day, and the first bird of the morning lands on a sunflower feeder in the yard. A female northern cardinal snatches a seed, then uses her strong conical ...

A tufted titmouse is the center of attention during a Birds and Breakfast program held Jan. 17 at Hobbs State ...

Sitting on a bench surrounded by 70-foot-tall Norway spruces, I watch a red-breasted nuthatch take a peanut from a feeder in my front yard. There’s a cool breeze on this sunny autumn day, and I know ...

Have you ever hand-fed wild birds? Now through April, the Geauga Park District invites everyone to head out to try the Bird in the Hand Feeding Station at The West Woods in Russell Township and see if ...

The transition from fall to winter is a catalyst for change on many levels. Retail stores move on from Halloween to the holidays, swapping out food, clothes, decorations and gift options that flip ...

The white-breasted nuthatch is often observed walking and probing head-down on the trunks of large conifers in mature wooded areas. The first impression is a small bird with a very white head and ...