Is that bird feeder in your backyard really helping nature? How about feeding the chipmunks that come to your patio? Or ...

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 ...

Octogenarian Maeve Kim and college student Isaac Wood-Lewis explain the broad appeal of birding for all ages, especially in the winter bird-feeder season.

After dozens of dead waterfowl were discovered near Patchogue this week and an Aquebogue duck farm was forced to euthanize about 99,000 ducks last month, Long Island experts and community members ...

Feeding birds in your yard can be a great source of pleasure and a way to keep birds healthy through winter. But, avoid ...

Feeding backyard birds can be as simple or as complicated as you choose to make it. Let’s begin with simplicity. The single food that attracts the greatest variety of birds to feeders is sunflower ...

While Michigan deals with an outbreak of a deadly avian flu, spring bird migration is also about to peak, which may have some backyard bird watchers unsure whether to keep filling up their feeders.

SEATTLE, Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As wildlife habitats shrink, more Americans are discovering the joy, wonder, and real environmental benefits of feeding and watching wild birds — right in their ...

During times of stress, more Americans are looking for easy, inexpensive hobbies they can enjoy while traveling less. For some people, the answer is no farther than their backyard. According to a ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Supporting local wildlife habitats and fostering a connection to nature has never been cooler SEATTLE, Sept. 4, 2025 ...

Before I begin this week’s column I want to pass on a suggestion from a reader. Many people who utilize local food pantries also have pets and pets must be fed too. My late friend, Kathy, loved her ...