Millions of Americans enjoy feeding and watching backyard birds. Many people make a point of putting food out in winter, when birds needs extra energy, and spring, when many species build nests and ...

Is that bird feeder in your backyard really helping nature? How about feeding the chipmunks that come to your patio? Or ...

Backyard bird feeders bring color and movement to a yard, but they also change how wild birds move around your property. If ...

Feeding wild birds is a popular hobby globally, but it presents invisible disease risks to the very birds that we are feeding — but there are ways to safeguard their health. Adult male European ...

For many birdwatchers in New York, this is an exciting time of year—backyard bird feeders can go back up! To avoid conflicts with bears, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ...

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, ...

Michigan has specific laws on feeding or baiting deer and elk, but what about squirrels or raccoons? Here's what officials ...

Michigan law bans feeding deer in the Lower Peninsula. But what about the squirrels, birds and bunnies that wander into your ...