Q: I love to see the orioles at my grape jelly feeder each spring, but wonder why they disappear in late May? What can I do to keep them around? A: It's not that you're doing anything wrong with your ...

The kids are coming home and I’m excited. OK, they’re not really my kids, but I feed them and provide a place for them to stay, so they might as well be. In the next few days, the brightly colored ...

I have been noticing more forsythia and dogwoods in bloom around the area. More flowers are blooming in yards as the weather slowly warms. If we get more winds turning southwesterly, we should ...

Your backyard birds are always hungry. Here are a few ideas from your pantry that don’t involve bird seed. You can feed foods that are high in fat. Food at the bird feeder can attract animals other ...

Orioles are brightly colored birds that migrate through Kansas each spring and fall and sometimes stay for the summer. Enthusiasts enjoy watching them at feeders and hearing their sweet songs and ...

Nesting birds are a joy to watch, and this Eastern Bluebird pair is no exception. The female is the builder of the nest, while the male guards the nest box and defends the territory. The nest she is ...

The arrival each spring of migrating hooded orioles is an event that should be celebrated with some kind of festival. Just imagine how colorful it could be. Their bright yellow and jet-black colors ...

The showy orioles have arrived back in Minnesota in the past week or so, after leaving their winter homes in Florida, the Caribbean, Central America, and the northern tip of South America. They ...

I don’t know where to begin! There is so much going on in our back (and front) yards right now that spring is in high gear. Chances are that what is happening in my yard is also happening to a similar ...