Adding a bird bath to your garden if you don’t have a natural water source nearby is a great way to keep birds visiting ...
Winter gardens often get underestimated, as if the cold automatically means your yard has to turn into a barren wasteland. But winter is actually the perfect season to become a hero to hungry birds, ...
Grassland birds are known to respond to specific changes in habitat structure, such as plant height and density. However, the response of grassland bird communities to management induced changes in ...
With the right set-up and plants, bird lovers can attract small birds, like goldfinches, to their garden during the colder ...
The Delmarva Peninsula, which includes Virginia’s Eastern Shore, is the avian version of a southbound interstate during the fall migration of raptors and songbirds. “It’s a geographic area that sees ...
A newly discovered retinal structure in the eyes of certain kinds of songbirds might help the animals find and track insect prey more easily. The foundation of avian vision rests on cells called cone ...
THE author in his preface intimates that “the aim of this book is an ambitious one,” namely, “to give good evidence of the development of birds from reptilian ancestors. … and ‘among other subjects] ...
The mission of a group of all-girl construction students is to help build homes for the birds at the Dallas Zoo -- and to break down gender stereotypes. Tami Gamble-Gurnell, known as Mrs. G, teaches ...
Squirrel nests, or dreys, are large, round, and insulated structures built for year-round shelter and raising young. Bird nests are typically smaller, cup-shaped, and made from finer materials, ...