My husband, Chris, and I are both nature lovers. We enjoy many outdoor activities that bring us closer to the natural world: hiking, kayaking, gardening, etc. Chris especially loves birding. He ...

Mid-winter "false springs" — warm, spring-like days — also threaten insect populations as they can trick insects into emerging from hibernation or hatching early. When freezing temperatures return, ...

The many trails in Laurel Hill are often overlooked when considering the environmental aspects of its preservation. From the ...

There are no threats to those feathered friends when they come to feast on one of our seven bird feeders – soon to have an ...

But as a warming climate shortens Maine's winters, bird species once rarely seen during the colder months now hang around for ...

Down parka? No, a sweater will do. Wooly hat pulled down over the ears? No, a cap will do. The sound of chickadees and titmice outside the door? No — ...

"Until the 1980s or so Carolina wrens were barely into southern ... old familiar ones are fading out. The Boreal Chickadee, for example, once common as far south as Hancock and Washington counties ...

You won't want to miss these beautiful bird pictures! Each photo was submitted by a Birds & Blooms reader and showcases the ...