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Discover the diverse world of birds — warm-blooded vertebrates with feathers, beaks, and wings found on every continent, from tiny hummingbirds to flightless ostriches and everything in between.
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Nebraska’s backyard birders wait all winter for one unmistakable sign that spring has finally arrived: a flash of fiery orange darting between the treetops.
In 2014, Mississippi wildlife regulators accidentally wrote a rule that made it technically illegal to hang a bird feeder in your own backyard.
Hang a feeder full of black-oil sunflower seed in your Boise backyard and you’re doing exactly what Idaho Fish and Game wants you to do.
Of the roughly 60 eagle species found worldwide, only two ever spread their wings over New Mexico’s deserts and river valleys.
North Dakota’s wide-open landscape makes it one of the best states in the country for backyard bird watching, from black-capped chickadees at a winter suet feeder to mallards paddling up to a park pond looking for a handout.
Feeding wild birds in Vermont is one of the few forms of wildlife feeding the state actively tolerates, even as it bans baiting deer, turkey, and bear outright.
Understanding feeding wild birds laws in Nebraska matters more than most backyard birders realize, especially once you learn that the same hobby can be perfectly legal in your yard and a citable offense a few hundred yards away near a wetland or hunting area.
Most Alabama homeowners assume that hanging a feeder in the backyard is a purely personal choice with no legal strings attached.
Millions of backyard bird feeders hang across Wisconsin, yet the feeding wild birds laws in Wisconsin are stricter than most homeowners assume.
Louisiana hosts more sparrow species than most birdwatchers realize, and telling one streaky brown bird from another can feel like an impossible task at first glance.
Spring in Minnesota brings a rush of returning color, and among the most anticipated arrivals are the state’s two types of orioles in Minnesota: the fiery Baltimore Oriole and the deeper, rust-toned Orchard Oriole.
You can hang a suet feeder in your Salem backyard without a permit, but toss bread to ducks at a city pond in Cannon Beach and you could be looking at a $500 fine.
Hanging a bird feeder in your Utah backyard feels like a harmless hobby, but the legal picture is more layered than most homeowners assume.
A backyard bird feeder sounds like the least controversial hobby in Michigan, but the state’s feeding wild birds laws in Michigan carry real legal weight once deer, bears, or a homeowners association get involved.
A patch of yellow flickering through willow branches along a Sacramento Valley creek might be gone before you raise your binoculars, but that split-second glimpse is often enough to identify one of the warblers in Northern California that call the region home for at least part of the year.
Most people picture flamingos or ospreys when they think of Florida birdwatching, but the state’s prairies, pastures, and backyard feeders host a quieter cast of characters.
Stand at the edge of almost any Texas wetland at dawn and you’ll likely spot a heron frozen mid-hunt, waiting for a fish to swim within striking distance.
A flash of red against bare winter branches or a thick wall of kudzu is one of the most reliable sights in metro Atlanta, and it belongs to the northern cardinal.
You hang a feeder outside your kitchen window expecting chickadees and finches, and instead you end up with a black bear on your porch and a certified letter from the county.
North Carolina hosts one of the most varied woodpecker populations in the eastern United States, ranging from a sparrow-sized backyard regular to a crow-sized forest giant that once inspired a cartoon character.
