Chances are, the melodious namesake call of the black-capped chickadee has brightened your mood while walking, shoveling snow or pulling weeds: chickadee-dee-dee. Here in the Inland Northwest, this ...

If you have birds nesting in your backyard, it's always exciting to hear the tiny chirps once the babies hatch. But one of the sweetest moments in nature is watching those baby birds leave the nest ...

Last week, I watched as a sharp-shinned hawk made his daily foray through my yard, trying to nab one of the birds visiting my feeders. The birds dashed for cover, and the hawk missed his target and ...