In this video, I'm creating a "Midnight Countdown" Gonk for New Year's 2026. The body is crafted from Corkscrew Hazel, which ...
Following notable successes for birds at the national, state and international levels in 2025, 2026 offers more opportunity ...
Birds like coppersmith barbet, red-vented bulbul, and yellow-throated bulbul were spotted by the Forest Department during the first winter bird count in wetlands, covering Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur ...
Making bird feeders is a fun winter craft. Though many feathered friends may have migrated south for the season, birds that don’t migrate for the colder months can benefit from an extra food source, ...
In the winter, when food from plants and insects is scarce, non-migratory birds are more reliant on bird feeders than in other seasons, especially when the ground is covered with snow. Keeping bird ...
Nikki Ikani receives funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for her WARN project (with project number VI.Veni.221R.093). She is also working on her first trade non-fiction book based on her ...
There's an unwritten rule in publishing, or so I've been told: Don't write about COVID. Our collective attention span has been saturated by those endless months holed up in attics and cramped corners ...
Both homeowners and gardeners are always on the lookout for more ways to attract birds to their yard. Birds play an important role in your backyard ecosystem, which helps maintain the balance between ...
Sitting inside a small cedar shake structure with panoramic views of the Bay of Fundy, Jim Wilson is in his happy place. The lifelong birder and chair of the Saint John Naturalists Club is one of the ...
The Washington state Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first detected infection of the H5N5 bird flu strain in a human, noting that community risk remains low. Dr. William Schaffner, an ...
You don't have to be Snow White to attract a variety of birds to your yard. The most important thing is to provide them with the basic essentials all creatures need — food, water, and a safe shelter.
Bird baths are vital for our feathered friends’ well-being, providing a source of fresh, clean drinking water — especially during scorching, dry weather or when ponds and lakes freeze over in the ...