From dawn to dusk, a tumult. Claws and beaks are out. Even after dark, the cardinals and blue jays feign rest, but covertly sharpen their beaks for the next day’s aerial assault. An avian 1984 ...

You can also buy bird seed that has red pepper flakes in it. The squirrels do not like the smell or the taste of the red ...

I was treated to a hearty laugh this holiday season, not from a good joke or a bad pun or an amusing anecdote, no, but from [ ...

This lovely bird, popular among hunters, came from Asia in the 1880s and can be found in tall vegetation, fields and ...

That’s an excellent question and the answer falls into the “It depends” category. We hear birds singing loudly in the spring, ...

Much can be learned about the natural world by watching birds at back yard feeders. Best of all it can be done from the ...

It’s been called “the most ambitious conservation project attempted anywhere in the world”— will it actually work?

Blue jays, chickadees, titmice and woodpeckers will enjoy peanuts if offered. Their strong beaks can easily break the shells or you can offer them shelled varieties. There are many options for ...

Songbirds from as far north as Canada's boreal forests and the northern tier of the United States have arrived in Houston ...

He also has a beak whose color is described as coral ... All in all, the magpie-jay can be 30 inches long, and more than half of it is its tail. It is a lustrous steel blue on top, with a white belly, ...

Q:I saw an odd thing in a park where there were tall grasses and prairie plants: A downy woodpecker was pecking on a plant stem. I’m more used to seeing them in trees, and wonder what was up. A:You ...