It's peak feeding season. Birds can — and will — eat whatever they can get, so it's up to us to make sure we don't offer them ...
These perennials, trees, and shrubs provide vital food and shelter for backyard birds through the winter months.
DENVER — This can be a tough time of year to be a backyard bird. Lush gardens and seed-laden vegetation have withered and blown away, heavy snowfalls bury any natural sources of wild bird food and ...
Learn which common household foods are dangerous for garden birds and what to avoid leaving in feeders this winter.
Offering robins a dependable food supply now enhances their prospects of remaining fit and making it through winter when ...
If you see songbirds fluttering around your yard, it’s more than just a beautiful sight; it’s a sign of a healthy environment. “You want to attract birds to establish a balance in the garden,” said ...
Learn how to attract and protect the widest diversity of birds to your landscape. Birds bring a dynamic element to our gardens, but more importantly, they play an important role in organic pest ...
Late winter is a good time to make plans to enhance your garden with plants that attract birds all year long. It takes more than feeders, birdhouses and a birdbath along with some flowers for a truly ...
Lots of people want birds to visit and return to their gardens. You can encourage them to do so by swapping food for a simple ...
Using native plant species helps, but there are two other things you can do to make birds feel at home — and they don’t involve any planting at all. By Margaret Roach In this most isolated of springs, ...
In cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens will host a guided bird walk on Feb. 17 as part of the annual global “Great Backyard Bird Count.” The ...