For The Times’s summer birding project, I spoke to the field guide illustrator about how to sketch a bird. Here’s how he draws a black-capped chickadee → Start with a circle, then add an oval. Draw a ...

Washington Post Gardening columnist Adrian Higgins answered reader questions recently in an online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q: I want nothing more than to have my backyard be a sanctuary for ...

Backyard birding has become the perfect pandemic pastime. Here’s how to draw more species to your yard, and maybe get a good photo, too. By Paul Stenquist Hosting a gathering of friends at your home ...