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Attracting Birds

Learn how to attract birds to your backyard with these expert tips on plants and trees that attract birds, bird nesting and feeding birds.

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Do or Don’t? Feeding Live Mealworms to Attract Bluebirds

If you've been thinking about feeding live mealworms to attract bluebirds, be sure to read...

Bird Nesting Season: Anhinga Courtship

Anhinga courtship behavior is a joy to watch. See video of a male anhinga during...
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Common Backyard Cavity Nesters

You can help a bird nesting in your backyard by providing places for cavity nesters.

Bird Nesting Season: Great Egrets

With spectacular breeding plumage, delicate mating displays, and adorable chicks, great egrets are fun to...

Attract Indigo Buntings with White Proso Millet

While these birds have a varied diet, one way you might attract Indigo Buntings is...

Don’t Forget to Feed Our Native Sparrows

There are many native sparrows that you can attract to your backyard!

How to Maintain Backyard Bird Feeders

Attract birds to your backyard with these bird feeding tips to keeping your feeders filled...

How to Attract Goldfinches With Your Garden

With the right flowers and plants that attract birds, your backyard can be a sanctuary...

Top Songbirds in America

Discover why you should be listening for these top-notch types of songbirds.

Feeding Birds Peanuts In The Backyard

You’ll be impressed with the variety of species you’ll attract by offering peanuts at your...

Bird Feeding Tips: Peanuts in the Shell vs. Shelled Peanuts

A commonly asked bird feeding question is what type of birds eat different types of...

Top 10 Plants That Attract Waxwing Birds

Every garden should have waxwings! With a little planning, you can bring in these gorgeous...

Birding Basics to Attract Northern Cardinals

Add a splash of red to your backyard with a few simple birding basics to...

Attracting Birds and Wildlife in Extreme Weather

From blizzards to heat waves we'll show you how to attract birds, bats and butterflies...

Birding Basics to Camouflaged Birds

Many camouflaged birds blend in with the background for their own survival—but you can spot...

Attracting Blue Jays: Colorful Backyard Songbirds

Considered one of the biggest, brassiest songbirds in North America, blue jays are easy to...

Bird Nesting 101: Guide to Late Nesters

They’re not done yet! Learn the bird nesting basics of these late nesters and find...

10 Things You Aren’t Feeding Birds…Yet

Don’t limit your birds to seed, suet and sugar water. Keep ’em coming back for...

Attracting Songbirds: Brown Thrashers

Brown thrashers are excellent mimics. They can sing more than 1,000 tunes. Learn more about...

Birding Basics to Indigo Buntings

The indigo bunting is one of the most gorgeous summer birds in the East. Learn...

Backyard Birding in Small Spaces

With a little planning and some bird feeding basics from our experts you can attract...

Identifying Chipping Sparrows

Bring this cheery summer visitor into your backyard with our top tips for identifying and...

Attracting a Nesting Bird: Carolina and House Wrens

Learn how to attract a nesting bird by picking the right nest box for Carolina...

Feeding Bluebirds with Mealworms

Find out why bluebirds might not be stopping to feed on the mealworms you're putting...

How to Attract Bluebirds

Wondering how to attract bluebirds to your backyard? We'll show you how with these tips...

The Cutest Birds in America

The votes are in—see if your favorite bird made our list of the cutest birds...

Attracting Birds With Birdscaping

A few clever gardening tricks will have you attracting birds like never before.

Plant a Native Bird Garden

The trees and flowers in a native bird garden will bring in more species than...
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Feeder Birds in the Rio Grande Valley

I am lucky to be down in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas helping to...

Top 10 Seed-Bearing Plants

Keep these seed-bearing plants in your garden all winter long, and the birds will thank...