The life of wild birds. Bird watching A young woodpecker pecks seeds from a cone on a tree trunk. A young woodpecker pecks seeds from a cone on a tree trunk. The life of wild birds. Bird watching.

The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into ...

It held together as snow built up inside the bowl, and we often saw chickadees “bathing” in the snow-bowl, much as birds in ...

There are some easy ways to tell these species apart. First, both adult male and female red-headed woodpeckers have an entirely crimson red head and neck, which could be described as a red hood.

Woodpeckers play a crucial role in forest ecosystems, particularly in the creation and maintenance of tree cavities that serve as habitats for various species. These cavities are essential for ...

While many of Michigan's summertime birds head south when it gets cold, dozens of species thrive amid the cold. What to know about feeding them.

It was cold and the wind was blowing hard, but there I was with two friends scanning the whitecaps of Rose Valley Lake, hoping for a fallout of waterfowl and vagrant species. Winter birding in these ...

Feeder watching is a marvelous cold weather activity. There are fewer birds than in warmer weather and therefore they are easier to identify. Feeder watchers have a chance to observe behaviours. Is ...

Using a spotting scope, Bob Riggs often visits the Saltville Well Fields in Saltville, Virginia, to catch a glimpse of some ...

It crosses the border mainly in southern Texas, where it is very common, noisy, and conspicuous. Similar in appearance and behavior to its relative, the Red-bellied Woodpecker. Where their ranges meet ...