Birding Column: Backyard Bathing Beauties
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Birder Mathew Tekulsky describes the bathing habits of birds, explaining the dependence of birds on water.
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By Joel Lang, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Jun. 3--In the realm of outhouses, the less that meets the eye -- and nose -- the better, which pretty much explains the aesthetic advantage of the new composting toilets showing up in Connecticut state parks.  "The public just loves them.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun.
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Surfers and sunbathers aren't the only ones to crowd the beach, as birding columnist Mathew Tekulsky discovers during a visit to California's Malibu Lagoon State Beach.
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A new study suggests that even if backyard feeding stops at winterâs end, it has a carry-over effect on birds later in the spring.
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Life & style: Leaving patches of your garden to run wild creates a rich habitat for nesting bumblebees - and could help reverse the rapid decline in their population, writes Stephen Moss.
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By Georgia Evdoxiadis  gevdoxiadis@@dailyherald.com  Though a bane to lake bathers everywhere, so-called swimmer's itch is no more than a cycle of life gone awry.
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A new study shows that golf courses can be good homes for more than one kind of birdie. The study by South Carolina researchers tracked bird mating seasons for two years on 24 golf courses along the Grand Strand. The study found that natural vegetation on the region's courses increases the bird population and variety of birds, as well as drawing other animals.
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By PIPPA GREENWOOD  SPLASHES of colour bring a garden to life and now's the time to brighten your patch using all the shades in the floral paintbox. Hanging baskets, window boxes, wall baskets and patio containers bursting with summer bedding plants are all great value and easy to do.
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Birder Mathew Tekulsky recalls how American robins and other species visited his California yard for a few weeks in January, when a pyracantha bush produced its ripe berries.
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At the Brookfield Zoo, cicadas are a lot more than just really noisy insects: They're delicious. These days, a host of animals from bearded dragon lizards to African wild dogs to white-crested laughing thrush birds are enjoying cicadas.
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ABSECON, N.J. _ Kim Bannister walks out her front door and sighs. Her concrete driveway is covered with large pools of stinking bird excrement and rotting crab shells.
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Using wind to make clean water could be a winning combination.
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By John F. Bonfatti Fifteen years ago, bird-watcher Roberta Vallone had little company as she traipsed through thigh-high weeds and brambles to indulge her pastime at Times Beach, just over the Buffalo River from downtown.
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By Jerry Allegood, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 22--SWANSBORO -- With hundreds of colorful birds already visiting and calling Eastern North Carolina home, the state is encouraging bird lovers to bring their binoculars and billfolds to watch them.   The N.C.
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People can halt the decline of many birds by making their gardens more wildlife-friendly, says a charity.
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Introducing birdcinema.com, a YouTube for birdwatchers.