Q:I saw an odd thing in a park where there were tall grasses and prairie plants: A downy woodpecker was pecking on a plant stem. I’m more used to seeing them in trees, and wonder what was up. A:You ...

His perch is in direct view of the Starling nestbox on the front of my house. I assume it is the same male as last year, but ...

As a boy my slingshot was my prized possession. I expect most of you men can identify with that statement if you think back ...

That’s an excellent question and the answer falls into the “It depends” category. We hear birds singing loudly in the spring, ...

Western purple martins are North America's largest swallows. They nest in snags near fresh or salt water as well as harbour ...

This is where I began an intimate view of a new condo housing at least 50 birds, all of them sparrows. Who bothers paying attention to sparrows? My eye always goes to the colorful cardinals as ...

The sparrowhawk is one of our smallest birds of prey. The male is around the size of blackbird and has blue-grey back and ...

Housing minister Mona Keijzer has torn up rules which would require building firms to install nesting boxes and insect hotels ...

In a new study, 1 researchers are challenging long-held beliefs that birds build their nests guided only by genetics or the environment. The white-browed sparrow weavers (Plocepasser mahali ...

This institute trains children to make a small wooden house for sparrows and in the last 4 years they have made 10,000 such nests. PM Modi said, "Chennai's Kudugal Trust has involved school ...

The PM emphasised staying connected, saying, "I eagerly wait for 'Mann Ki Baat' throughout the month so that I can have direct communication with you." ...