After all, a classic “winter” bird, such as a white-crowned sparrow, may arrive in September (which we would typically call fall) and stay until April (well into spring).

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Feeding birds makes you happier. It's a scientific fact—one that folks who already provide food for birds know well. Birds can provide countless hours of entertainment. But as much fun as they are to ...

Optometry practices provide more than 13 million NHS sight tests across England per year. These tests identify if people need glasses but also help to detect any early signs of eye disease. Although ...

As someone with relatively normal under-eyes, I’ve never had much use for eye creams, even though they’ve always been touted as a must-have for anyone who was serious about their multistep ...

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To support our native birds, don't feed them bread. Instead, try sugar water. You can also hang water baths, plant native flowering trees, and leave areas of leaf litter around your garden. Video by ...

Birds aren’t distributed randomly across the globe. Instead, each habitat supports its own unique collection of bird species that have evolved to live there. Picture a deep green forest, an open ...

Give birds a cosy place to rest and breed by building them a cosy nest box. Having plenty of safe places to nest will encourage birds to return to your garden year after year. This activity is about ...