The birds of Alabama are back, reminding us that we’re not empty nesters at all; in fact, our nest is full if you count the birds that live in the backyard. One of them flies to the glass door each ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to literally have a wild bird in hand? Except for bird banders, few of us have ever had this experience — if we approach, birds fly off. But it is possible ...

The black-capped chickadee is probably the most familiar bird of northern winters. It's common and easily recognized by sight and song. The chickadee is also bold and apparently fearless. This is one ...

Chickadees are so much fun – and they’re not a shy bird. They’re usually the first to check out a new feeder, are often the first on the scene to jeer at an intruder, and we get to enjoy them year ...

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A chickadee, blissfully unaware of the cold, dashes in to a bird feeder, picks up a seed in its beak and flits to a nearby shrub. There, the little bird perches on a branch, and then grips the seed ...

What Does a Black-Capped Chickadee Look Like? Meet the black-capped chickadee, a beginner backyard birder’s dream. The small songbirds are considerably curious about humans and comfortable in our ...

How to identify: Like all chickadees, the mountain chickadee has striking black-and-white markings on the head and gray elsewhere. The white stripe over the eye identifies mountain chickadees from all ...

Dieters hoarding secret stashes of chips and chocolate have nothing on the black-capped chickadee. During the late summer and early fall, chickadees hunt down seeds and insects to eat all winter. One ...

For good reason, we're slow to power up the chain saw. True, the ancient crabapple tree in the side yard is only a partial skeleton of its former self. Once a grand flowering specimen, it has, for the ...

The most widespread, numerous, and geographically variable chickadee, this bird brightens winter days at bird feeders and eagerly takes advantage of nest boxes. It is curious, with little or no fear ...