The female will produce a clutch of 3 to 4 white eggs and will lay them directly on a layer of fresh wood chips at the bottom of the newly excavated nest cavity. Both birds will take turns incubating ...
I woke up with a splitting headache and bloody sinuses. Every muscle in my body ached and I was utterly exhausted even after ...
John and Judy Nay of St. Joseph witnessed a female pileated woodpecker extract carpenter ants from a dead silver maple, ...
The author repurposes a pair of bread slippers, gifted at Christmas, into a Valentine's Day treat holder for backyard ...
The Great Backyard Bird Count helps scientists around the world better understand and protect birds. The global event kicks ...
The diminutive size offers advantages. The downy can forage for food on small branches of trees and shrubs that a large woodpecker like a red-bellied can’t. The downy also clings upside down on ...
Like many in the Northland, I maintain bird feeders throughout winter. Spending money on bird food seems very worth it when I can look out on a subzero morning and watch the antics of these avian ...
Q:I’m a big owl fan and have seen several kinds, especially the great horned owl. But I wonder: Why I don’t ever see short-eared owls? A:These tawny owls with their dramatically outlined eyes spend ...
DALE’S MAILBAG “The wife and I spotted two pileated woodpeckers, along the Sag Valley ... striking with their black and white bodies and big brilliantly red crests.
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