Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably and problematically the most successful bird on the continent. Often characterized as bold ...

In winter, their numbers are boosted by migrating starlings from northern Europe. Their plumage has a glossy purple and green sheen, but they can be confused with blackbirds (Turdus merula), another ...

Avoid planting the European cranberry bush (Viburnum ... If you love seeing birds in your fall garden, sunflowers are a great call because they are known to bring sparrows, titmice, chickadees ...

A university study is finding out where garden birds sleep at night during the ... habits of four popular woodland species - the European robin, Eurasian blackbird, great tit and dunnock.

This story appears in the September 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. As industrial-scale farms flourish in the European Union, its fields have grown quiet—robbed of the birds that ...

A university study is finding out where garden birds sleep at ... popular woodland species - the European robin, Eurasian blackbird, great tit and dunnock. Birds staying local Senior lecturer ...