The guidance prompted some soul-searching in a country in which more than half of households feed garden birds. Estimates ...

Find out the best foods to attract and support wild birds during the spring nesting season. After the winter, it's always a joy to see songbirds return to our yards for the spring nesting season. But ...

If you’re hoping for a flurry of avian activity in your garden this summer, then don’t feed the birds. That’s the official advice from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), which has ...

The outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease in finches in British gardens in 2005 set alarm bells ringing for conservationists. A decade later, the extent of that disease in greenfinches and ...

It’s winter, the snow is falling, you’re cold, and the birds outside your home are chilled – and hungry, too. What should you do for them? First, be aware that feeding wild creatures requires care, ...

Is that bird feeder in your backyard really helping nature? How about feeding the chipmunks that come to your patio? Or handouts to wildlife in their natural environment, far from human habitation? It ...

DEAR JOAN: Many of our friends and neighbors have bird feeders or scatter seeds for them. My question is why is it considered a good thing to feed the wild birds, put up birdhouses and owl boxes when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Peter Krumhardt After the winter, it's always a joy to see songbirds return to our yards for the spring nesting season.