Birds are amazing parents, with many species caring for their babies until they’re ready to live on their own. They also have a unique way of feeding their babies that may sound unpleasant. The ...

On February 26, 1926, the Kentucky General Assembly selected the Northern Cardinal as the United States’ first state bird. This step initiated a process that now includes all 50 states (Arizona’s ...

Cardinals are the whole package. They stand out in any landscape (especially in winter), they’re a “Goldilocks” species (not too small to notice, and not too big) and they have a special kind of ...

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 ...

It is not every day that a backyard bird feeder delivers something truly extraordinary. But that is exactly what happened for ...