Here are questions I encountered this past week. Q: How can I keep the birds from eating my peaches and grapes? A: Purchase fine mesh bird netting. Small birds can get through most netting. Go online ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Gardening has its ups and downs, and pests are among the most frustrating challenges gardeners face. Some days feel like a constant battle, ...

Whilst a graduate student, I studied wild white-crowned sparrows, Zonotrichia leucophrys, for my research project. This of course, meant that I had to go into the field to places where the birds ...

12:14, Mon, Jul 14, 2025 Updated: 12:34, Mon, Jul 14, 2025 Most of us enjoy watching the birds that come into our gardens, and indeed around half of all UK households put out food to attract them. But ...

Andy Boddington said tearing down the netting was "a stupid way of protesting" Mesh netting preventing birds from nesting in hedgerows has been torn down in Shropshire. Developers put the green nets ...