One rainy morning a week ago, I hear a beautiful bird song that I cannot quite identify. It’s longish, sweet and melodic. From in the bedroom, I glance over at the feeders and there’s the usual ...

The recent heavy snowstorms that created havoc for people in the northern half of the country also may have pushed a group of pretty birds called purple finches to the Houston area. The little birds ...

Days of late March are marked by more light than darkness. With sunrise at about 7 a.m. and the sunsets at nearly 7:30 p.m., the 12-and-a-half hours of daylight continue the spring things that began ...

Early December is not the height of the bird watching season by any means – but there’s reason to embrace the season. December often brings unexpected surprises. The biggest of these this December is ...

This is a tale of two finches — actually two different finch species — and the American redbud. There’s a certain time of year when the native redbud is blooming, with its tiny pink flowers in ...