Even with magnifying glasses being replaced by smartphone cameras, a child can tell you what happens when light shines through a focusing lens: a basic science experiment that the creators of this ...

Which bird baths are best? If you enjoy birdwatching, a bird bath is an easy way to draw many different types of birds to your yard. Since their advent in the 1800s, these garden ornaments have ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Apart from stocking bird feeders with energy-intensive suet and ...

They may look like candy canes, but Englewood, Fla., homeowners think they are anything but sweet. “They’re just ugly,” said Frank Olms, owner of Olms Realty. “People try to disguise them. But our ...

A number of us who feed birds in the winter stop feeding during the summer because of plentiful natural food and to break the connection between bird seed and rodents. If you miss the action provided ...

Right before dawn, black-chinned hummingbirds splash every morning in a three-tiered bird bath at Greg and Janna Gibbons’ home near McAllister Park. Orchard orioles stop by on their way south in late ...

Birds require water not only for drinking but also for bathing, which aids in keeping their feathers clean and in optimal condition for insulation and flight. A well-kept bird bath can transform into ...