A group of sparrows eat birdseed from a hanging bird feeder in a residential backyard. - iampaese/Shutterstock Birds are almost always welcome visitors to backyards; they bring beautiful birdsong, ...

Birds are shy and extremely vigilant creatures. If you'd like to wake up to bird song and watch starlings, blue tits and finks frolicking in your garden this summer, you should offer food, refuge from ...

While birds don’t need us to provide birdhouses for nesting, it’s a fun way to add to your bird-friendly habitat. But it’s not as simple as putting up a box and hoping for the best. Just like us, ...

Many of our birds are cavity nesters, that is, they nest in holes in trees and fence posts. Woodpeckers can use their strong bills to chisel holes to create their own cavities. Many other birds, such ...