As regular readers know, I've become fascinated with watching the various animals that frequent my bird feeders. When I put up the feeders, I expected to feed birds. That was my first misconception.

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ground-nesting birds face an uphill struggle to successfully rear their young, with many eggs and chicks falling prey to predators. However, two researchers at Texas Tech University ...

Ovenbirds and veeries both build their nests on the ground, risking the loss of their eggs or chicks to neighbouring chipmunks, which resemble squirrels. But Quinn Emmering and Kenneth Schmidt from ...

Starting a vegetable garden involves a lot of backbreaking soil work, not to mention the trial and expense of building raised beds, fences, gates and the like. One plus, however, is that the first ...

Snap traps are swift and efficient at eliminating furry pests from your garden. But they're needlessly brutal -- and they may ...

A friend of mine saw an unusual thing the other day. He saw a sea gull nab and eat a chipmunk. Isn't that amazing? I know sea gulls are omnivores, but isn't it rare that one would eat a chipmunk? Your ...

For just a moment, forget Donald Trump. And Liz Cheney. And today’s top trending Twitter villain, whoever that may be. Take a break from all the so-called news that lures us toward the belief that we ...