That’s because several backyard birds migrate here for the winter. They started showing up in November and will be around until spring. It’s a bird bonanza right now and it takes very little ...

The fifth Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principle is attracting wildlife. Though attracting butterflies, birds, and hummingbirds may sound difficult, it’s very easy once you know which plants ...

Florida Today Lately, the drama in my backyard has been so much more appealing than anything I can find on television. A family of blue jays congregates in the plum tree outside my home office window.

Top five backyard birds to expect this season To aid birds as they migrate, ornithologists urge Americans to turn off nonessential lighting from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. during peak migration periods.

And ever since the 1927 Florida Legislature proclaimed a state bird, we haven’t been able to shake the mockingbird. Changing our choice of state bird has been brought up in Tallahassee in 1998 ...

On Sanibel Island, volunteer “mangrove mamas” and “propagule papas” grow red mangrove seedlings to restore critical habitats ...

Birds without natural immunity that migrate or roost together in large flocks, such as geese, are most likely to die in large numbers. A recent bird flu outbreak among migratory eared grebes in ...

A: It’s not surprising that you’re eager to see wood ducks return to your lake, as these are some of the most beautiful waterfowl in North America, and really, the world.By April, these ducks ...