Attracting & Feeding Birds

With the right bird feeders, seed and plants, you can better attract birds to your yard. Learn what feeders are best and which seed will attract which species.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird flying towards a purple petunia
Do Hummingbirds Like Petunias?
A brown birdhouse mounted on a post.
How to Build a Birdhouse
Hummingbird feeding at a lantana flower.
19 Best Plants to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard
robin eating a worm
What Do Robins Eat? Attracting Robins to Your Yard
DIY bird bath made from metal tomato cage stand and clay pot tray
10 Easy DIY Bird Bath Projects
Bluebird eating berry on a branch closeup
What Do Bluebirds Eat?
dead insects floating in spoiled hummingbird nectar
How to Tell If Hummingbird Nectar Is Bad
Red milo seeds pouring out of jute bag
8 Types of Birdseed for Outdoor Feeders and How to Choose One
Yellow and white gourd hanging from tree branch as birdhouse
How to Make Birdhouses Using Gourds
Hanging bird feeder covered with peanut butter and sunflower seeds next to red and brown bird closeup
Can Birds Eat Peanut Butter?
robin hunting for worms
How Robins Find Worms
hummingbird in tree
Top 10 Trees That Attract Hummingbirds
Hummingbird flying and feeding from white foxglove beardtongue flowers
10 Great Plants for Attracting Hummingbirds
DIY birdhouse
32 Free DIY Birdhouse Plans You Can Build Today
dirty bird bath
How to Clean a Bird Bath Without Scrubbing
Cat on a birdhouse
Top 10 Birdhouse Problems and Solutions
Wren House
Birdhouses for Wrens
Eastern Bluebird on a birdhouse
How to Use Bluebird Houses
Large Bird House
Tips for Birdhouse Design and Building
Purple Martin Houses
Purple Martin Houses
Wooden birdhouse entrance measured with measuring tape
Birdhouse Hole Sizes
Small green birdhouse being put out on tree
When to Put Out Birdhouses
Snake in a Birdhouse
Protect Birdhouses From Predators
White painted birdhouse hanging by flowers
Stylish Birdhouse Painting Ideas That Are Also Bird-Safe
Wooden birdhouse with illustration and text attached to a tree trunk
How to Hang a Birdhouse and Mount a Nesting Box
Wrens Nesting in a Birdhouse
Birds That Use Birdhouses and How to Attract Them
Nesting material in a bluebird house
Adding Nesting Material to Birdhouses
Hummingbird feeding out of bright pink and orange flowers while flying
8 Tips for Feeding Hummingbirds
bird at a feeder
Top 10 Bird Feeding Mistakes
Penguin eating while swimming
What Do Penguins Eat?
bird feeding on suet
Feeding Birds in Winter - Tips and Tricks
ducks feedings
What Do Ducks Eat?
bird using a new feeder
How to Get Birds to Use a New Bird Feeder
squirrel eating from a bird feeder
Safe, Easy Tips to Keep Squirrels Out of Bird Feeders
bird at a suet feeder
How to Make Homemade Bird Suet: 6 Recipe Ideas
Hawk with prey
Do Hawks Eat Birds? Yes!
Close-Up Of British Coal Tit Feeding On Peanuts In Bird Feeder
Peanuts for Feeding Birds
hummingbird drinking nectar
Hummingbird Nectar Recipe: Best Ratio & Tips
kitchen scraps on a bird feeder
How to Use Kitchen Scraps to Feed Birds
bee on hummingbird feeder
How to Keep Bees Away From Hummingbird Feeders Naturally
Light green hummingbird flying and eating in front of red sunflower
What Foods Do Hummingbirds Eat?
Baltimore oriole on a tree branch
Easy Oriole Bird Feeding Tips for Your Yard
duck eating bread
Why Bread Is Bad For Ducks
Black oil sunflower seeds mixed with seed in blue hanging bird feeder with brown bird in front
How to Grow and Use Black Oil Sunflower Seeds in Your Garden
Bird Getting Into Birdseed Bag
Birdseed Storage Tips
baby bird
What to Feed a Baby Bird
Downy Woodpecker Eating Birdseed
What Do Woodpeckers Eat?
wild turkeys
What Do Wild Turkeys Eat?
bird feeder made from a plastic bottle
How to Make a Bird Feeder from a 2-Liter Plastic Bottle
Downy Woodpecker on a Suet Feeder
Using Suet to Feed Backyard Birds
Window Hummingbird Feeder in Winter
How to Keep Hummingbird Nectar From Freezing
Female cardinal bird eating seeds out of a bird feeder tray
How to Choose the Best Birdseed
Sunflower seed clumps on flat green mat next to bowl and birdhouse
How to Tell If Sunflower Seed or Other Birdseed Is Spoiled
House sparrows at a birdfeeder
Stop Bully Birds at the Feeders
Goldfinches on black and yellow bird feeder eating nyjer seeds closeup
Birds That Eat Nyjer - Seed-Eating Birds
Downy Woodpecker on a Suet Feeder
Best Bird Feeder Placement
cat stalking
Protect Birds From Cats
Gull eating a starfish.
How Do Birds Eat? - Digestion Facts
Purple Martin and Decoy
How to Attract Purple Martins to Your Yard
Bullocks oriole
Attracting Orioles to Your Yard
Eurasian nuthatch on a feeder
How to Attract New Birds to Your Backyard
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Nest
Attract Nesting Hummingbirds
Allen's Hummingbird in a Fountain
Attracting Hummingbirds With Water
Yellow and gray warbler bird sitting on branches with light pink flowers and buds
Landscaping Colors That Attract Birds to Your Yard

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