While studying some of the birds feeding in my backyard, I saw a small woodpecker that acted and looked like a Downy. The ...

Getting up close and personal with birds seems fascinating – but is it really the best way to help local wildlife?

At our cabin in Pebble Creek Valley north of Silverthorne, located at 9,450 feet in elevation, we have several platform ...

Bird feeders are an effective way of attracting birds to your compound. More people are now adopting them, which feed birds ...

STUNNING photos have shown woodpeckers and their nests in Herefordshire. The pictures, captured by members of the Hereford Times Camera Club, show great spotted woodpeckers as they tend to their ...

As a long-time backyard birder, I can tell you that the only thing more certain than death and taxes is that squirrels will find a way to outsmart any squirrel-proof feeder. Over a series of days, I ...

Now, with colder days and more snow cover, the birds are finally visiting our feeders regularly. I put out small black oil sunflower seeds, hulled sunflower seeds, crushed dried corn, millet, shelled ...

Our own backyard bird feeder fare includes two suet cakes – one berry and one peanut flavored. Woodpeckers are especially fond of these treats and we have no shortage of nuthatches, downy ...