each morning, break the ice in the stone birdbath, water essential as suet in this time of drought—earth cracks, brush burns, ...

The depths of winter can be challenging for the small owls. There are two species of small owls living in the province: the ...

Columnist Bill Danielson explores the challenge of identifying individual birds and the rare moments that make one stand out ...

What the American goldfinches ... Image Some birds, including the black-capped chickadee (top right) and mountain chickadee (top left), may induce a hibernation-like state of torpor to get ...

When the wind howls and the temperature plummets, it's easy to look out a window as birds huddle in a bush or on a wire and wonder if they need some help to make it through the winter. While many ...

But the menagerie doesn't stop there. Each piece David Larabee and Dexter Thornton create is something of a creature itself.

CONCORD, N.H. — Let’s shift our focus and talk about something other than politics for a minute: If you looked outside your window on a cold February day 25 years ago things would have been a bit ...

Before the shovels or snow blowers come out when dawn is just awakening, it’s nice to stand outside and experience a certain kind of peace you never feel except at this time in winter.

The following is a listing of all home transfers in Monmouth County reported from Feb. 10 to Feb. 16. There were 199 ...

A:I am so envious of your opportunities to observe this chickadee behavior — I had ... A:The photo you sent shows American goldfinches at your feeders, enjoying the nyger seed you provide.

Winter poses several challenges for birds. Scarce food supplies and limited water are obvious challenges for nearly all of them. Extremely cold temperatures, strong winds, driving snow and ...