Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eastern bluebirds are not really blue — it's the way light waves interact with their feathers. But they are a part of Michigan's ...

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Although a year-round native in many parts of the US, the beautiful bluebird and its soothing song, signals spring for much of the north. With its eye-catching plumage and associations with hope and ...

With their brilliant blue plumage, bluebirds are a welcome sight in our gardens any time of year. Folklore says you'll have good luck and happiness if you see a bluebird, and it's always a treat to ...

As I write this column I am feeling quite under the weather. The flu has come to town and it has me in its grip. I haven’t left the house in days and all I want to do is sleep. That being said, I am ...

“What should I do to keep house sparrows from tormenting wrens and bluebirds? Should I take the birdhouses down?” asks Ruth Armstrong of Niles, Michigan. Many people love to attract nesting bluebirds.

Bluebirds nest in cavities. So do starlings and house sparrows. These exotic species were introduced from Europe, and as their populations grew, they took over the nest sites favored by bluebirds. At ...

Eastern Bluebirds are not really blue — it's the way light waves interact with their feathers. But they are a part of Michigan's natural heritage and now that it's nesting season, they can be spotted ...