Once you have your bird feeder, you’ll want to fill it with something that will attract birds. “Seeds can be bird-specific,” says Pemberton. “Sunflower seeds, especially the black-oil type ...

Black oil sunflower seed is another popular feed that appeals to many bird species. However, it does tend to be a bit messy, ...

Cardinals aren’t very timid, but to successfully attract these beautiful birds to your yard, it’s important to choose the right type of food and bird feeder for cardinals. Designed to provide ...

I’ve become a regular at the local bird-feed store where I check out with 20 pounds of black-oil sunflower seed hearts (sometimes called “chips”) twice a week. Shall I actually have to say I ...

Adding a bird feeder to your garden means you'll likely ... This includes things like sunflower or niger seeds, which birds love but squirrels are not particularly keen on. You can also slip ...

After all, you do everything you can to cater to your favorite songbirds—providing a welcoming birdhouse, obsessing over ...

It’s fun to see how the various squirrels, rabbits, woodchucks and deer, along with a couple dozen varieties of birds, ignore each other as they eat.

One feeder was full of seeds, and the bird sat there but did not eat. Another feeder nearby, devoted to highly favored sunflower seeds, was empty. "Could this bird possibly be signaling that I ...

Bird watchers among us will know the frustration of filling up the feeder in the hope of attracting wild species into the garden and ending up with common pests instead. Of course, you can feed ...

With practically every tool and appliance imaginable going down the smart route, it was only a matter of time before the traditional bird feeder was transformed for the better. While there are ...

The NRF recommends offering high-fat foods like suet, peanuts and sunflower seeds at your bird feeder. A 2019 study conducted by a collection of bird and conservation organizations found that ...