Even on the bitterest winter days, wild birds can be seen flitting through the yard, perching on fences and feeders, sipping from a bird bath or hopping through the snow, all the while seemingly … [Read more...]
Snow Day Project: Make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder
Making a pine cone bird feeder is a fun and easy project for bird lovers of all ages, and it's a fast and inexpensive way to add more feeders to the backyard. Once birds discover these simple feeders, … [Read more...]
Bagged Seed or Seed Cakes – Which Is Best?
Birdseed comes in two forms – loose seed that is added to feeders, and molded seed that is pressed into cakes or other shapes. What are the differences between them, and which is best to offer your … [Read more...]
Amazing Wild Bird Mimics R2D2 (Video)
For many of us, the thing we most enjoy about birds is their song. Their unique calls and sounds help us to identify them before they’re seen, and their beautiful melodies make up the soundtrack to … [Read more...]
7 Simple Steps to a Safer Hummingbird Feeder
A dirty hummingbird feeder poses a grave risk to hungry hummers, but it is easy to not only clean every nectar feeder, but also to minimize the mess that gets these feeders dirty more … [Read more...]
How to Choose the Best Hummingbird Feeder
With all the options available, how do you know if you have chosen the best hummingbird feeder? After all, hummingbird feeders come in a huge array of sizes, shapes and styles – but which one is best … [Read more...]
What You Should Know About Feeding Suet
Suet is a rich source of fat and calories ideal to feed backyard birds, but which birds will appreciate these treats the most? Many backyard birders only offer suet during the winter, and it is … [Read more...]
5 Reasons A Full Hummingbird Feeder is a Safer Feeder
How often should you really refill your nectar? It is easy to see when birdseed feeders need to be refilled – when they're empty, they need refilling! Refilling nectar feeders takes a bit more … [Read more...]
What Types of Nuts Are Best for Wild Birds?
Nuts are a bird superfood, but before birders go crazy offering different nuts to backyard birds, it is important to understand why nuts are nutritious for birds, which nuts are best and how to offer … [Read more...]
Attract More Birds: The Incredible, Edible Mulberry
What is a mulberry, you ask? Well, according to Gilbert H. Trafton, in his book Methods of Attracting Birds, “the best all around fruit (for attracting birds) is the mulberry, either white or … [Read more...]
