This was long before it became a popular backyard activity. She would rip up stale bread and throw it out in the yard. It attracted birds, for sure, but, as I remember it, only starlings and sparrows ...

His CIA code name is Condor. In the next seventy-two hours almost everyone he trusts will try to kill him.

An American professor is studying the positive effects on humans of bird feeding after observing a family member’s strong attachment to the hobby. Ashley Dayer is an associate professor in the Fish ...

A pair of bald eagles sit on a tree near their nest in Blue Springs, Missouri. On Tuesday, the Missouri Department of Conservation and its partners launched a new livestream for viewers to watch the ...

In last week’s column, I suggested that bird feeders could make excellent holiday gifts. One of the reasons that people enjoy feeding the birds is the therapeutic effect it provides. There was an ...

Sandhill cranes came in by the dozens, and then dozens more, to the grassy marsh of Crex Meadows Wildlife Area. They had ...

Are you one of the 59 million people who feed birds in the United States? If yes, you are involved in the second-most popular hobby after gardening. Feeding wild birds has been an American tradition ...

The sight of a sick or dead bird at a feeder doesn’t evoke the same delight as a visit from a healthy, chirping songbird. Seeing diseased birds is often a source of concern, confusion and even guilt ...

As I look at the last of the Top 25 feeder birds in Idaho last winter, our leaves have started to pile up in the yard and cottonwood color is a its peak in the Treasure Valley. Our blue jay has not ...