With the right mix of food, water and shelter, your yard can become a reliable, welcoming home for birds all winter long. “A ...

It's peak feeding season. Birds can — and will — eat whatever they can get, so it's up to us to make sure we don't offer them ...

Create an all-inclusive bird sanctuary in your backyard with plants that provide what birds need most for food, shelter and ...

Watching the birds in my backyard is a year-round hobby. I have breakfast with them in the winter, watching from my kitchen. In the summer I sit on the porch savoring the flowers but most importantly ...

Late winter is a good time to make plans to enhance your garden with plants that attract birds all year long. It takes more than feeders, birdhouses and a birdbath along with some flowers for a truly ...

The last week of December means the New Year will soon begin and with it thoughts of resolutions rolling around in our heads. For gardeners, probably the usual “I wills” - “will watch weeds more ...

There's a simple thing people can do to encourage birds to visit their gardens time and time again. While many focus on bird feeders, there's actually something they need even more during winter ...

As an increasing number of us become aware of the pressures, obstacles, and dangers facing our bird populations both locally and nationally, we are beginning to identify ways that we as individuals ...

My recent column listed several current garden trends, including bird watching. Growing interest in this topic was evident last week when the University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum sponsored ...