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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Attract Birds with Dwarf Conifers

Attract more birds to your backyard with these top choices of dwarf conifers.

Why Feed Birds?

A birdwatcher explains why he loves feeding birds.

Top 10 Tips to Attract Birds to Your Feeders

Try these tried-and-true ways to attracting birds to your birdfeeders.

Feeding Friendly Birds

Learn why these are the friendliest birds in your backyard.

How to Make Homemade Suet

Readers share their best money-saving suet recipes for feeding birds.

Feeding Birds by Hand

Tips and tricks for getting birds to eat out of your hand.

Feeding Birds with Kitchen Items

Attract backyard birds with these common kitchen food items.

Birdseed Suet Cupcakes

Feed birds with this simple and fun homemade birdseed suet recipe.

Best Birdseed to Feed Backyard Birds

Choose these seeds to attract and feed your favorite birds.

Seasonal Tips to Attract Birds

These simple seasonal tips will help you attract birds to your backyard.

Birdscaping for Nesting Birds

Add a few bird-friendly plants to your backyard to attract nesting birds.

Attracting Nesting Birds

Attract more nesting birds to your backyard with these reader tips.

Birds that Nest in Cavities

Discover which cavity-dwellers you can attract to your backyard.

Bird Nesting Marvels

Discover some of the most amazing bird nesting marvels in North America.

Feeding Hummingbirds by Hand

You’ll get a real thrill when you learn the five steps to feeding hummingbirds by...

Safflower Seed: A Possible Squirrel Deterrent

Almost anyone with backyard bird feeders has had squirrel problems at one time or another....

A Bird’s Nest Built On the Front Door

I am sure that you have heard or seen some strange places where birds have...

Killdeer Nest in Middle of a Busy Backyard

Last week, my sister was in the backyard of her small farm when a killdeer...

Top Tips for Attracting Orioles to Your Yard

Among the most sought-after backyard birds, Baltimore Orioles, Orchard Orioles, and Bullock’s Orioles boast bright...

Fill a Suet Cage With Nesting Material

Spring is on its way and the birds are getting busy building nests in my...
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Out of Bird Food? Look in Your Cereal Box…

Have you ever looked out at your bird feeder, only to discover that it is...
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Grow Sunflowers for Birdseed

This year, I decided that I would grow sunflowers and save them for feeding my...
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Attracting Birds With Grape Jelly

In my attempt several years ago to attract Orioles, I began putting oranges, apples and...
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Working for the Weekend: Offer Crushed Eggshells to Birds

When doing some research on feeding mealworms to birds (look for more on that in...
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Wet Seed No More

Ah…April showers…that means May flowers and often soggy birdseed in our feeders. Wet seed can...
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Baltimore Oriole Migration in the Southeast

Our first reader question has arrived! Carol from Northern Kentucky asks: Can you tell me...
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How to Get Your Bird Houses Ready for Spring

Spring is in the air…finally! After what feels like a long and very cold winter,...