birds

Amanda McNulty shares a poem to prompt bird-lovers to set up their hummingbird feeders as these lovely little creatures return from their winter retreats.

Amanda McNulty shares a poem to prompt bird-lovers to set up their hummingbird feeders as these lovely little creatures return from their winter retreats.

The birds will be arriving any day now, expecting you to help them fatten up after their thousands of miles' flights home from Mexico and South America.

The birds will be arriving any day now, expecting you to help them fatten up after their thousands of miles' flights home from Mexico and South America.

The federal government has officially removed the red-cockaded woodpecker from the federal government's "endangered" list and downgraded the bird's status to "threatened" as of Nov. 25, 2024. South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources attributed the down-listing to in-state and Southeast conservation efforts.

Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify an adolescent summer tanager.

Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify an adolescent summer tanager.

Recently, we went to the South Carolina Botanical Garden to film their newest project – the Birding Garden. The people who take up birding are dedicated and persistent, the garden staff noticed that every morning binocular-laden folks were gathering in a particular place below the Visitor’s Center, scanning the tree line for views of year-round or migratory avians.

Recently, we went to the South Carolina Botanical Garden to film their newest project – the Birding Garden. The people who take up birding are dedicated and persistent, the garden staff noticed that every morning binocular-laden folks were gathering in a particular place below the Visitor’s Center, scanning the tree line for views of year-round or migratory avians.

White-eyed and red-eyed vireos are species of birds common to the eastern United States. They are known for building nests using materials like spider silk and caterpillar silk to attach their nests between tree branches.