Bluebirds are among the most recognizable backyard bird species throughout the United States. These delightful songbirds are sweet and gentle in nature, and their famous blue plumage is a welcome ...

ATHENS, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – North America is the only place on Earth to find bluebirds, which belong to the thrush family, and there are only three species. In the eastern half of the US, we have the ...

As I write this column I am feeling quite under the weather. The flu has come to town and it has me in its grip. I haven’t left the house in days and all I want to do is sleep. That being said, I am ...

Start by providing food, including fruiting shrubs, and birdseed in feeders or on the ground. Many birds prefer feeding in spots where there is some protection from predators; planting shrubs and ...

There's nothing quite as delightful as getting a visit from a little backyard bird. From bluebirds to woodpeckers to hummingbirds, these avian beauties add music and movement to yards and gardens all ...

Bluebirds feed most often on insects on the ground, and they prefer wide-open spaces with grassy meadows, scattered trees, fence lines and overhead wires for perching. It is from these varied vantage ...

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 ...

Are you lucky enough to have seen Baltimore Orioles in your backyard? They migrate to our area in late April and early May for their nesting season. This beautiful pair is enjoying some grape jelly at ...

My friends Jim and Virginia Sowell, who live in the Oak Grove section of Atlanta, wrote to say that they put up a new bluebird nest box last week after a flying squirrel had chewed up the old one.