Posts in tag Birds

Humans like to toss all kinds of things into our yards for birds to use. Hair from a brush, freshly groomed dog fur, scrap bits of sewing projects, dryer lint. We like to help and we like to think of nestlings cozied up in a soft, warm home, but not everything is as helpful as we’d like.

Since baby birds deserve a soft, warm, and safe nest, it’s important to know what’s safe and what isn’t.

Learn how excess light is affecting our world. 

Photo by Matt Stephenson Wild bergamot petals unfold in the chilly spring breeze while the Iowa State University STRIPS (Science-based...

The Henslow’s sparrow is a small, quiet grassland bird. Perched on a wispy stalk of prairie grass, it calls out...