That soft coo isn’t an owl. Meet the Mourning Dove, from its whistling wings and flimsy nests to the surprising way it feeds its babies.

That little tail flick isn’t always random. Birds may be watching for danger, hunting insects or revealing something about their surroundings.

That machine-gun noise on your gutter may not mean damage. Here’s why woodpeckers hammer on metal and how to stop the racket.

My busy bird feeder suddenly had no birds at all. Instead of buying another feeder, I started looking around the yard for the real reason.

Blue Jays love peanuts, but should you offer shelled or whole? Here’s what works best, what to avoid, and why they keep carrying them away.

I kept finding good-looking birdseed all over the ground. Once I watched the birds closely, I realized they weren’t throwing it out randomly.

Blue Jays eat far more than birdseed. See their favorite wild foods, what brings them to feeders, and the surprising foods they sometimes eat.

Blue Jay nests can be surprisingly hard to spot. See where they build, how high nests are, what they look like, and clues one is nearby.

That low hoo-hoo outside may not be an owl. Here’s how I’d recognize a Mourning Dove by its coo, wing whistle and behavior.

Blue Jays are louder, smarter and stranger than they look. See how to identify them, what they eat, where they nest and why they act that way.

Male and female Mourning Doves look almost identical until you know these clues. The face, chest and behavior can help you tell.