Nature’s not always neat and tidy. In fact, nature operates with rough-and-tumble mecha-nisms that, all too often, put some of our favorite birds at odds with each other. Like any other living ...

Learn how to make a purple martin gourd house. Attract Birds to the Right Size Birdhouse. ... House wrens are happy with an 8-inch-tall house with a 4- by 6-inch base, ...

Many familiar birds produce just one brood of young per year — tree swallows, purple martins, Baltimore orioles, ducks and geese, and red-winged blackbirds among them. Eastern bluebirds ...

Most birds tend to be up in the trees, but the House Wren prefers to lurk low in the protection of shrubby areas and brush piles. Their brownish plumage and ...

The house wren needs no caffeine to spring awake and explode in a frenzy of movement and sound. His loud song shatters the night’s silence and belies his tiny size.

House wrens are not as photogenic as bluebirds, but they have a lot of traits that make them worth ob-serving. First and foremost, this wren produces an enthusiastic and energetic song.