Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sparrows flocking around a garden feeder - Nickyp2/Getty Images If you're hoping to increase biodiversity in your yard and invite ...

Discover why experts urge to dig a bare patch of soil for birds. It can attract ground feeders to your yard by making their ...

Cardinals are a favorite bird of many, even if you don't root for the professional baseball team that shares their name. The male's bright red plumage pops against backyard greenery, and their songs ...

Many people believe seeing a cardinal is a spiritual sign representing a lost loved one. To attract cardinals, use sturdy hopper or platform feeders with a consistent supply of seeds, nuts, and fruit.

Here we are post-holiday and deep into the heart of summer. The sunshine, warm gentle breezes, deep green leaves on trees and grass that seems to grow overnight — ah, yes, we are in summer. Never mind ...

Pine siskins have come south into the metro area, driven by scarcity of food in their usual northern range. Friends at varying distances east, west and north of us have siskins at their feeders. But ...