We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When trying to attract birds to your yard during the winter, you should ensure that you always meet their core needs: food, water, and shelter ...

The transition from fall to winter is a catalyst for change on many levels. Retail stores move on from Halloween to the holidays, swapping out food, clothes, decorations and gift options that flip ...

The cheery call of the black-capped chickadee adds light to the darkest days of the year in late December and early January. That’s one reason why I enjoy feeding birds in winter. It’s comforting to ...

FILE - A tufted titmouse grabs a seed from a snow covered bird feeder during a snowstorm in December 2020 in North Andover, Mass. Mark Herz: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. If it’s feeling spring-y to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's tough to be a bird during the winter. Beyond the obviously colder weather, food is certainly scarce. Even if the ground isn't ...

Think telling sparrows apart is just not worth the effort? Our tips might change your mind. Identify sparrows by habitat, ...

In winter’s cold grip, there’s a show going on outside with multiple “actors,” if you set the “stage.” Our avian neighbors will provide hours of entertainment and more importantly, education, at, ...

As the vibrant colors of your garden fade and autumn gives way to the quiet chill of winter, it can be tempting to tidy everything up. Many gardeners spend fall weekends cutting back spent stems and ...

If you were wait for wintry weather to start stocking the bird feeders—you have it. With temperatures dipping into the teens and even single digits, it is creating crowds at those backyard feeders.

We all know that neighbor who takes bird feeding to Olympic games-level extremes. With tree limbs sagging under the weight of countless feeders and a back lawn that looks like it was ripped straight ...