Black oil sunflower seed is the best option for attracting a wide variety of bird species to your feeders. Hulled sunflower kernels are convenient but more expensive and require careful handling to ...

This female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird is getting her fill of fresh nectar from this feeder. She may have nestlings to feed, but she will hunt for tiny insects, such as gnats, fruit flies, and baby ...

By Dan and Barbara Gleason This month, the Garden Palette is offering something different. Gardens attract insects and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The last Backyard Bird Count found that 52 ...

Did you open your pantry, hoping to fill your bird feeder, only to find that the bird seed container is completely empty? If you're standing there wondering if you're going to see any feathered ...

If you want to attract bird species to your landscape, now is a good time to launch a bird watering and feeding program, in addition to providing cover, food plants and bloom sources. Start by ...

Nicolson has written a beautiful and poignant book about the plight of the world’s seabirds. The Seabird’s Cry: The Lives and Loves of the Planet’s Great Ocean Voyagers is both an intimate look into ...

As days become shorter and temperatures drop, we become seasonally savvy and begin offering our backyard birds food that is high in fat. This will allow your birds to increase their fat store which ...