Duck boxes provide vital nesting sites for wood ducks and other cavity-nesting species, combating habitat loss and protecting ...

I got the great idea last fall to build a wood duck box for a friend’s ranch. Well, you know how that went, one became four and then eight on three different lakes. I was replacing some boxes that had ...

The Wood Duck is considered by many to be the most beautiful duck in North America. The male in its beautiful, iridescent plumage is one of the most fascinating birds around. While less showy, the ...

In an effort to help tree swallows find homes and successfully breed, one woman is encouraging Halifax residents to build and ...

Feeders, water and birdhouses are three good ways to bring birds to your yard. The latter offers pleasures the former do not. Birds that nest in houses or boxes are obligate cavity nesters: obligated ...

BBC Gardeners' World Magazine recently shared a comprehensive round-up of gardening tasks to complete this month, with those ...

Want to have an owl nest in your backyard? It's time to start to thinking about building a nesting box for your backyard. Surprisingly, winter is the best time to put up an owl nesting box. You could ...

Nest boxes can encourage owls to stick around your yard, but it's best if they're made of untreated wood. This centuries-old technique helps protect them.

One doesn't simply go out and build a nest box all willy-nilly. The box must be planned. The kind of bird it would attract must be considered -- because of its size and shape. What seasons will it be ...

As UK bird numbers fall, experts urge households to hang a simple nest box before spring – learn when, where and how to make ...

Abi Gazzard received funding from the People's Trust for Endangered Species and British Hedgehog Preservation Society. When large patches of woodland are swallowed by urban sprawl or when households ...