The first step for novices, Tan says, is simply to get outside and look around. You can start by taking note of the birds you ...

As the morning fog lifts off the bay, John Muir Laws is sitting in the dirt talking to a seagull. "The oval of your body curves back to your head," he says in a low voice. "Sloping forehead angle. I ...

New Market, Va. – Steve Kress would like a few words with you if you’re among the many property owners manicuring their yards to resemble putting greens on a golf course. The few words? “Stop doing it ...

She’s a novelist turned naturalist. New York Times best-selling author Amy Tan has turned her intense gaze to the world of birds and shared her private drawings and musings in a new book. Jeffrey ...

Most of the pure pleasure of being an outdoorsman is being outdoors, roaming woods and fields, fishing in streams and lakes, hiking forest trails, or boating along this body of water or that.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In this activity, learn to draw the common yellowthroat, a migratory bird. Follow along as we make observations and practice drawing. You will ...

Since we've been spending more time at home, more folks are feeding birds in backyards everywhere. Here are some tips from Cole’s Wild Bird Products Co. to enhance the experience, entice more birds to ...

Want to add a splash of color to your winter landscape? Invite cardinals to your feeder. They love to dine on safflower and black oil sunflower seeds. Heather Cwach Special to The Star Feeding birds ...

WASHINGTON — When it comes to global warming, the canary in the coal mine isn’t a canary at all. It’s a purple finch. As the temperature across the U.S. has gotten warmer, the purple finch has been ...