Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

Andrea and I are running up to Harriman to hike around Silver Lake. How about going with us?” my wife asked me last Saturday ...

To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator, ...

With bright red and yellow signage, sugar-rich liquid, and no petals to navigate, they are the perfect feeding stop for bees.

Master gardener Sally Scalera shares the dirt on which fragrant plants are native, important because they attract and support ...

All the season’s colors made the gray mockingbird seem so majestic,” says Birds & Blooms reader Sujata Roy. In addition to ...

Other pets and wild animals often flee during explosive July Fourth displays, leaving behind abandoned nests and creating ...

Look for a small plump plover with a characteristic run and stop style of foraging. It’s about seven inches tall, with bright yellow legs ... Look for a 30-inch bird with very angular wings, a brown ...

July is a great month for birds, and the weather is generally nice too – so it’s a perfect time to see the nature in your ...

On this sultry, almost suffocating July morning I am reminded of my father, he of blessed memory, the late SMSgt George ...

Purchase trees from a local nursery and plant between spring and early fall. Tulip trees do best in a sunny spot that has ...

Many of the UK’s bird species are in serious decline, largely due to habitat destruction and the collapse of food chains ...