Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cardinal rests on a snowy tree branch. - Umar Khan 22/Shutterstock Hoping to see flashes of red feathers in your backyard?

Birds are amazing parents, with many species caring for their babies until they’re ready to live on their own. They also have ...

A northern cardinal on a post in winter - Ken Winkler/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's something almost magical about seeing cardinals against a ...

Neighboring groups of birds within the same species can create very different-looking nests — showing that their nest-building choices aren't solely controlled by instinct and the environment. Instead ...

One of the most recognizable birds in our region is the northern cardinal. It is not one of those fair-weather birds, but lives out its entire life enduring all the seasons in one area. There is no ...

Just outside my home-office window, I noticed a bird’s nest about 4 feet high in some leafless shrubbery on a cold, winter’s day. I had not seen the nest in summer when it was hidden by green ...

A male and female Baltimore oriole feed their young while perched on their hanging nest, which is made of materials like thin twigs, plant cotton and bark strips. Spring is in the air — which means ...