Jan. 4—One of life's little pleasures is to watch birds coming to the feeder in the winter. Frequent visitors to my feeder include cardinals, chickadees, tufted titmice, house finches, downy ...

Nuthatches are small, lovable birds that visit bird feeders at all times of the year. Known for the way they are able to walk down trunks and branches head first, this unique locomotion makes them ...

What do nuthatches eat? Attract acrobatic nuthatches to your yard by offering a buffet of their favorite foods and seeds in ...

Feeding birds year-round doesn’t necessarily ensure their survival. But that extra source of fat and protein in the form of sunflower seeds and suet might be just what they need.

Sitting on a bench surrounded by 70-foot-tall Norway spruces, I watch a red-breasted nuthatch take a peanut from a feeder in my front yard. There’s a cool breeze on this sunny autumn day, and I know ...

This week, I decided to get a feeder to put raw peanuts in and see what would happen. Boy, was I in for a surprise. My single, Red-breasted nuthatch turned into at least six and three Brown creepers ...

I was having a bird discussion with a woman some years ago when she made mention of "the upside-down bird" that was appearing outside her kitchen window. I knew right away that she meant a nuthatch, ...

It is always interesting and delightful when a rare bird shows up in the region, especially in the winter. So when I received word of an ivory gull in Canal Park, I joined many other birders and ...

Compared to last year, white-breasted nuthatches likely will show up at fewer bird feeders this winter. But, compared to 30 years ago, the energetic little birds will be spotted at many more feeders.

Even by nuthatch standards, the pygmy nuthatch is a small bird. In appearance, this nuthatch shows buffy-white underparts contrasted with a brown head and a slate-gray back. They often breed in large ...

I enjoy watching and photographing songbirds around my feeders, especially in winter. It seems like birds are more cooperative for the camera at this time of year. One of the most active and, in my ...

Back in 2004, in what now seems like another life, I had a memorable experience on my way to work. Walking east along Wacker Drive, I noticed what looked like a leaf floating toward the sidewalk. It ...