You can safely put out food for birds in wintertime if you take some simple precautions. While feeding birds isn’t necessary ...

Feeding wild birds can be a popular and rewarding hobby. Such a hobby facilitates a connection with nature and helps to ...

Want to see a wider variety of birds in your backyard? Choosing the right food is key, since some, like one particular seed, ...

Winter is a busy time at bird feeders—here’s what ornithologists recommend to attract the widest variety of birds.

As winter sets in and the Big Garden Birdwatch 2026 approaches, nature lover Gareth Butterfield explains how to support ...

Winter is prime bird-feeding season. As natural food for backyard birds grows scarcer, many people come to the rescue by leaving out a few tempting treats. Because birds can — and will — eat whatever ...

About 7 a.m. every morning there is a flurry with the arrival of a flock of about 15 junco in our backyard. As the day ...

If you love watching birds, hanging a feeder is the easiest way to catch sight of them. But as much as we enjoy the antics of backyard birds, there are downsides to feeding our feathered friends in ...

Do not offer old, spoiled, or wet seed mixes to birds, as they can go rancid and grow mold that can produce toxins that are ...