My hole season has arrived and oh how I enjoy it! Actually, I love the holes and consequently enjoy this time of year when holes become very busy. I am, of course, referring to woodpecker holes in ...

The males of the species prepare for mating season by excavating nests for the approval of the females — and even other birds and animals.

Chickens are the universal symbol of urban homesteading. Instagrammers pose with one tucked under an arm as a self-sufficiency flex. But what if I told you raising backyard chickens in Portland is a ...

Miatas can wink with their pop-up headlights, and Porsche owners have their own waves, but only for the right cars.

The Big Duck in Flanders, New York turns the concept of “truth in advertising” into an art form. Golden hour at the Big Duck ...

The NEST is the place to be over the weekend in Albion as people travel far and wide to enter the three-story building, where each level is filled ...

Once nearly wiped out by overhunting and logging, nest boxes kept wood ducks from vanishing – and volunteers are still ...

If you travel to remote ponds in New Hampshire you may see a small colorful bird that was once threatened with extinction.The wood duck loves to find remote ponds where they will breed and raise ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you decide to build your own or purchase a duck boxes help address habitat loss for cavity-nesting duck species. Nic Bray, ...

As winter proceeds, we’re seeing record low numbers of migratory ducks in Marin. Have you noticed that lately? As a wildlife observer who finds reassurance in abundance, I’m disquieted. Maybe it’s ...

Last week Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana waded into a heated waterfowl debate when he wrote a letter asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to investigate the practice of flooding standing crops ...

A new report on the state of the Bay Area’s bird population says shorebirds, which rely heavily on the area as a stopping point on their winter migrations — including the marsh and wetlands of Suisun ...