Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Bluebirds mainly eat insects, so ...

If you feed the birds in your backyard, you may be doing more than just making sure they have a source of food: you may be helping baby birds give parasites the boot. If you feed the birds in your ...

ASHEVILLE - Today's burning question is about bluebirds and whether or not to keep feeding them come spring. Got a question for Answer Man or Answer Woman? Email Interim Executive Editor Karen Chávez ...

Feb. 4 (UPI) --Backyard bird feeders help a variety of bird species survive periods of food scarcity. The easy nutrition can also help lower stress levels and boost reproductive success during mating ...

What do you feed your bluebirds? That was the simple question in my email inbox last week. Simple question, expect a simple answer, right? Except there is no simple answer when it comes to feeding ...

Have you been feeding some of the wild birds out in your yard this year? I have and I have enjoyed seeing the tiny nuthatches, woodpeckers, mourning doves, cardinals and blue jays out in my yard. I’ve ...

The behavior of adult Eastern Bluebirds feeding nestlings and fledglings and the diet of young bluebirds were studied in southeastern Michigan from 1971 to 1973. Females fed nestlings more often than ...

If you feed the birds in your backyard, you may be doing more than just making sure they have a source of food: you may be helping baby birds give parasites the boot. New research published in the ...