Feeding wild birds is a popular hobby globally, but it presents invisible disease risks to the very birds that we are feeding — but there are ways to safeguard their health. Adult male European ...

Wild birds maintain a primarily natural diet, making supplemental feeding unnecessary year-round. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service identifies multiple specific risks that make bird feeders dangerous ...

There’s something so relaxing about bird-watching from your window, watching feathered visitors chirp away as they eat from a bird feeder. No matter where you live, there are likely a variety of birds ...

A simple backyard habit could unintentionally help bird flu spread among wild birds, according to researchers.

How has the prevalence of bird feeders in the U.S. affected birds’ evolution? Is putting up a bird feeder good or bad for ...

If you want to attract more hungry visitors to your bird feeder, this is where you should place it in your yard. If you’re looking for a way to incorporate more nature into your life and have a yard, ...

Backyard bird feeders could become unexpected hotspots for H5N1 as Australia’s bird flu outbreak spreads, bringing species ...

I love feeding the birds in my yard, but I swear they have started treating my house like an all-inclusive resort. I have to fill my bird feeder at least once a day and sometimes twice, which is ...

The crippling snow and ice storm that swept through our region this past weekend coupled with record freezing temperatures presents many challenges to people shoveling and plowing and just trying to ...