Owls are cool. That's objectively true. Plus they help get rid of rodents in your yard. So why not make your yard more ...

Natural predators come in all sizes, shapes and classes. There are generalists that eat whatever they can get a hold of to specialists that just hunt and consume certain species in a particular way.

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 ...

The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor holds a workshop in which participants can build their own owl nesting box and get tips on locating and positioning the boxes in their yards. Owls don't build ...

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.

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

The difference between nesting boxes and birdhouses can be difficult to define. For example, it might seem obvious that a nesting box is somewhere for birds to nest and lay eggs, but what's a birdbox?

In about six weeks, cavity-nesting birds such as chickadees and bluebirds will begin collecting nesting material to build their nests. So it’s time to build or buy some nest boxes so the birds have ...