Winter offers some of the best opportunities to observe birds. During the colder months, many species are actively searching for food and sheltered places to roost. With the trees bare of leaves, they ...

If attracting birds to your landscape is an important part of your gardening activities, this is an exciting time in most neighborhoods. Leaves are starting to fall from some deciduous species of ...

Robins are ground-foraging birds, so changing the way you feed them could attract more to your yard. Find out what type of ...

Many types of wildlife — along with the insects they feed on — appreciate dead plants. Some take advantage of ...

Rats can be more of a problem for people during the winter months, as they come closer to our properties as they seek warmth ...

Learn how leaf piles, dead stems, and natural shelters support overwintering insects and animals in your backyard.

It's almost slumber time for black bears, and in some cases, it's already here. Black bears have been known to den in ...

In the old days, which weren’t that long ago, unskilled whitetail hunters attempted to attract deer to within shooting range ...

Whether you are an avid bird-watcher or simply delight in seeing squirrels frolic in the trees, there are things you can do to make an area more enticing to all sorts of animals.