By Dan and Barbara Gleason This month, the Garden Palette is offering something different. Gardens attract insects and ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A blanket of snow may look beautiful, but for our feathered friends, it means fewer food options. With snow still covering the ground, finding food is a challenge for birds in ...

Human snow birds, my friends from Lake Villa included, are off to Florida, but avian snow birds are right here in northern Illinois. They’ll be with us until at least early April, if not longer. They ...

Their feathers, roosting behaviors and adaptability help birds survive the cold, “nature’s proving ground.” By Margaret Roach Winter mornings begin at David Sibley’s Deerfield, Mass., household as ...

Q: I’m happy that the juncos are back, and want to put out foods they like. What do you recommend? A: You could attract dark-eyed juncos in a couple different ways. One would be to plant native plants ...

Attract birds to your garden with colourful berry-bearing varieties that will keep them fed through the cold winter months ...

While Wallasea Island may now be a tranquil environment where birds are thriving, for four years it was a full-blown ...

Red-breasted nuthatches, with their bold personalities and unmistakable “yank, yank, yank,” remind us to slow down and notice even the smallest wonders in our own lives.