A small white pigeon raised its head from between Terry Gier’s fingers. It’s a Valencian Figurita, he said, first bred in Spain centuries ago. Behind him, around 20 other pigeons lounged in cages — ...

All the season’s colors made the gray mockingbird seem so majestic,” says Birds & Blooms reader Sujata Roy. In addition to gray birds, you should learn to identify these small red birds. Canada Jay ...

Attract them to your yard with a hummingbird feeder that stores nectar, or plant flowers such as bee balm, hostas, petunias, ...

Lesser goldfinches feast on the seeds of weedy, invasive plants such as thistles and dandelions, which are abundant in the ...

On July 1, Lukas Le Grice, 16, led the fourth annual Ojai Valley Summer Bird Count.

Feathered friends bring many benefits to our outdoor space, but the types of birds you might see in your backyard will depend ...

Sarah Bahr / Lawn Love Beneficial birds? If that seems like an oxymoron, you may be surprised to learn that there are plenty of beneficial birds you'll want in your yard. Beneficial birds provide ...

There’s a place in Northern California where Victorian buildings perch dramatically on coastal bluffs, where fog rolls in like a character with its own storyline, and where you half-expect to stumble ...

Tucked away in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains lies Paradise, a Northern California gem where your retirement dollars can stretch further than you might imagine. This charming Butte ...

This Northern California hike features massive waterfalls and deep swimming holes The upper falls at Canyon Creek start via a series of cascades before descending hundreds of feet down the mountain.

Hummingbird history During the research process, the study authors sifted through newspaper archives in California, tracking hummingbird feeder mentions by county and comparing that to census data and ...

The skin is dull with keeled scales.” Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes range in length from about 15-62 inches, and eat small mammals, birds and lizards.