It would be nice to say, “Hang a birdhouse and they will come,” but attracting wild birds to nest in your yard isn’t quite so easy. Don’t get discouraged if your nesting box doesn’t draw birds the ...

During the holidays, we received a tufted titmouse nest box that we mounted on a tree in our side yard. Ridg Gilmer, one of Kathy's photography students, built the box out of reclaimed wood from an ...

DALLAS — Bill Williams hammered a few nails and, in no time at all, built a house. He expects the inhabitants to move in this spring. With the beginning of spring a month or so away, winter is a great ...

I wanted to build a first-class home. Small enough to be cozy, but big enough to raise a family. I needed an ideal location, near a wooded area, with a natural supermarket nearby. And the design ...

Humans have a long interest in, and association with, nest boxes. It is still possible to find old buildings on landed ...