Birds & Blooms expert, George Harrison, answers some of the most common birding questions in this "Top 10" list.
Birds & Blooms expert, George Harrison, answers some of the most common birding questions in this "Top 10" list.
One February, I watched as a pileated woodpecker made large holes in a tree. What was it doing?
Last spring, my husband put out short lengths of red and green yarn for nesting birds. Within 45 minutes, they'd taken all the red yarn, but left the green. We put out more red yarn, which the birds grabbed, but they still didn't touch the green. Can you tell us if birds can distinguish colors and why they might have left the green yarn?
Birds & Blooms expert, George Harrison, answers some of the most common birding questions in this "Top 10" list.
I've heard that leaving sugar-water feeders up too long can interfere with the migration of hummingbirds. Is this true?
Birds & Blooms expert, George Harrison, answers some of the most common birding questions in this "Top 10" list.
How do male American goldfinches regain their bright-yellow plumage so quickly in spring?
I'd like to know more about why butterflies "puddle" (like those at right). Do all butterflies do this?
Every spring a pair of wrens raise a family in our backyard and then leave. Why don't they stick around for the rest of the summer?
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