Often mating for life, pairs of cardinals can frequently be seen together at bird feeders, munching on seed. Provide a feeder ...

Where you have trees, you have woodpeckers. Western Washington has a good woodpecker population. Their numbers are large and there are several different species. Sometimes this is confusing when ...

I began my bird feeders around the middle of October this year. This is a regular beginning time and the available sunflower seeds were quickly discovered and eaten by local birds. The usual ...

Being able to tell a downy from a hairy woodpecker is one of those "rites of passage" for a birdwatcher. I suppose before that comes knowing that these two woodpeckers live around here and can be ...

We have had the pleasure of watching downy woodpecker parents feeding their recently fledged offspring at our suet feeder in Essex. The inexperienced youngsters cling to the wood deck railing, ...

DEAR JOAN: Recently my wife alerted me that a strange bird was at the hummingbird feeder. We have had orioles feeding there before and she thought it might be one, but there appeared to be two ...

Two species of woodpeckers come into their own in winter. The dramatic black and white feathers of downy and hairy woodpeckers add contrast to even the drabbest day. No matter what the weather, these ...