February 8, 2022

The Magic of Birdwatching in Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park

For the teenage sons of an obsessed birder, a father’s bird-watching habit had become nerdy — until some bold jays in an Ontario park turned dubious […]
May 9, 2021

How to Draw Nature

With a few basic tips you can begin to draw the creatures around you, and remember the joy they bring. If you enjoy watching birds floating […]
October 14, 2020

If You Enjoy Bird-Watching, It’s Time to Give Something Back

The first juncos are back in my Hudson Valley garden, and the white-throated sparrows, too — birds that summer in forests farther north. At Julie Zickefoose’s […]
October 14, 2020

Tips on Bird Feeders

The first juncos are back in my Hudson Valley garden, and the white-throated sparrows, too — birds that summer in forests farther north. At Julie Zickefoose’s […]
June 17, 2020

How to Attract Birds to Your Garden

In this most isolated of springs, birds have kept me company. I’ve watched their mating games and turf wars, listened to their serenades and tagged along […]
May 29, 2020

The Birds Are Not on Lockdown, and More People Are Watching Them

The adult male scarlet tanager is a medium-size songbird with glaring crimson feathers and jet-black wings. It can be hard to spot, because the species tends […]
April 24, 2020

How to Make It in America as a Professional Falconer

Across all industries, workers are struggling through the economic slowdown. In California, urban falconers are hoping their jobs will be recession-proof. As the state slowly reopens, […]
August 12, 2016

Modern Love: How a Bird Feeder Revived My Marriage

Modern Love By TISTA SEN My husband was no longer the man I had married. He had become grumpy and short-tempered, acting as if life had […]