To attract birds and turn your yard into a year-round destination for your feathered friends, zero in on their biggest three needs: food, water and shelter. Common bird species like chickadees and ...

James Gentz has seen birds aplenty on his East Texas rice-and-crawfish farm: snow geese and pintails, spoonbills and teal. The whooping crane couple, though, he found “magnificent.” These endangered, ...

By Dan and Barbara Gleason This month, the Garden Palette is offering something different. Gardens attract insects and ...

Birds need water for drinking and bathing, especially as natural sources freeze or dry up. A birdbath can quickly become a ...

Distinguishing between similar-looking birds like egrets, ibis, and herons can be challenging for newcomers. Key identifiers for these birds include bill shape and color, leg color, and overall size.

(Reuters) - Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous waters off Antarctica. Thanks to a nearly complete fossil ...