Birds primarily use nesting boxes to raise their young in spring and summer, but a simple change can turn the abandoned shelter into a warm winter roost.

Do you enjoy watching wild birds in your yard? Most Arkansans do, and now is a perfect time to enhance those opportunities by building and installing nest boxes around your property. Many birds in The ...

SAUKVILLE – Prairies are rich wildlife habitats. They are so bountiful, in fact, sometimes they even host species that evolved to breed elsewhere. For proof we need only look at two restored ...

Feeders, water and birdhouses are three good ways to bring birds to your yard. The latter offers pleasures the former do not. Birds that nest in houses or boxes are obligate cavity nesters: obligated ...

Q: A pair of bluebirds nested in one of our nest boxes this summer, and I'm wondering how summer heat affects the just-hatched young birds. Are they at risk? A: That extremely hot weather in mid-July ...

I wanted to build a first-class home. Small enough to be cozy, but big enough to raise a family. I needed an ideal location, near a wooded area, with a natural supermarket nearby. And the design ...

Novelty bird nest boxes in unusual colours and designs could be dangerous for birds, the RSPB has warned. Bird houses decorated in bright colours or shaped to look like real houses, caravans or even ...