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The longer winter goes on, with its monochrome palette, leafless branches and profound silence, the more we appreciate the brilliantly red Northern cardinal. Cardinals visit our backyards and feeders ...

Who doesn’t love watching the beautiful American Goldfinches at their finch feeders? But do you notice sometimes that there is an additional guest at the feeder? The Downy Woodpecker loves to eat from ...

Spring has sprung, and migratory birds are returning to the area. That means one thing -- it's time to stock up on bird seed. Backyard bird feeders attract a variety of feathered friends (as well as ...

Many people assume that male songbirds are the ones doing the crooning. But more than 660 species of songbirds are known in which the females sing as well. And there are still 3,500 species of ...

A rare half male and half female – “halfsider” – bird won the intertööbz over the holidays. This unusual bird is comprised of two genetically distinct individuals – twins – fused into one being. But ...