When planning your landscaping to attract birds, every plant should be as useful as possible in as many ways as possible. Berry bushes are ideal, since they can provide not only food but also water, s…

Baby birds are tiny, fuzzy and may seem uncertain with their fluttering wings and hesitant behavior, but that small, fuzzy thing fluttering around your flowerbed isn't a baby hummingbird – it's an adu…

Hummingbirds are not the only backyard visitors who will take a sweet sip from your nectar feeders. While most backyard birders don't mind other birds getting the occasional drink, insects are rarely…

It is amazing to witness the delicate architecture that is a hummingbird nest, and backyard birders who provide appropriate materials can encourage these delightful birds to take up residence and rais…

After decades of milk promotion programs it is no surprise that calcium is a vital part of a healthy human diet, but few people realize it is also essential for birds. But are your backyard birds gett…