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And, of course, making our spaces more bird-friendly by providing sources of food can benefit them, too. There are many ...
Unicoi County Summer Count took place Saturday, June 14, with 15 observers in six parties. Sharp-eyed counters tallied 107 ...
Q: I was driving by our local lake recently and saw an amazing sight, one adult Canada goose and 15 little goslings. Isn’t it unusual for a goose to have this many babies? A: Yes, it would be highly ...
This beautiful male Baltimore Oriole is a new visitor to my backyard! While they are known for eating oranges and grape jelly, they will also help themselves to the protein and fat nutrition found ...
I observed a female chipping sparrow with something in it’s beak. It looked like short, fine pieces of tan, dry grass.
Male scarlet tanagers are an electric red with black wings. (Jim Williams) Q: A friend who’s a birdwatcher pointed out a scarlet tanager to me, and boy, do they live up to their name.
The striking colors of male Baltimore orioles cause them to be easily identified and they have a very distinguishable song which I believe is one of the prettiest in the bird world. Although the ...
Backyard bird activity is high in spring, with Baltimore Orioles being a popular sight at feeders with grape jelly. Other birds like finches, grosbeaks, woodpeckers, and mockingbirds also enjoy jelly, ...
At least in my mind. Each spring I have such visions: an orange and black Baltimore oriole perched among pink or white blossoms of a backyard crab apple tree; a male indigo bunting singing from ...
The orange — it’s stunning, kind of unique. You don’t see too many orange birds.” Fun fact: Female Baltimore orioles are lemon-yellow. So are female orchard orioles, which you can find at Cromwell and ...
The spring bird-watching season is here in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Here’s which birds you could see and the best places to find them.
Opinion A rare bird sighting made our Bethesda backyard an attraction The Bullock’s oriole, a native of the Great Plains or Far West, typically spends winters in Mexico.