Attracting Birds

Whip up DIY suet cakes yourself! It's easy (and cheap!) Learn the do's and don'ts of rendering beef suet for...

When pine siskins visit, expect a flock. These feisty finches love thistle seeds. Learn what a pine siskin looks like...

Don’t limit your backyard birds to seeds and sugar water. Keep birds coming back for more by feeding them the...

Plant a firethorn bush in your yard to welcome birds and bees while providing year-round beauty. This shrub features colorful...

Offer new foods in your backyard, and you'll be surprised what you see! Mix up your bird feeding habits and...

Seeing a baby chickadee in your yard is sure to give you joy. Find out what baby chickadees look like...

Learn how to attract winter birds you want to see with these simple tips. Use these tricks to see more...

Attract cardinals by learning what food cardinals like to eat. Offer seeds and berries, and grow native plants and shrubs...

Nesting birds are rewarding to watch. Get expert tips for on how to attract birds to a birdhouse and learn...

Serve sunflower seeds if you want to attract more birds to your yard. But do you know how to pick...

Fill a finch feeder with nyjer thistle seed to attract goldfinches. Add the best finch feeders to your yard to...

There are many native sparrows that you can attract to your backyard! Learn how to choose the best kind of...

Plant these native trees to attract more birds to your backyard. Discover the best trees to grow to provide habitat...

Squirrels and bully birds may ignore safflower seed, but many beloved songbirds will still come to your feeders.

Follow these simple tips to provide food sources for the hungry migrating fall birds that visit your backyard as the...

Seeds, fruits, fats, nuts and more create a calorie-dense treat for birds. Here’s how to serve suet for birds. Learn...

What foods do bluebirds eat in cold weather during winter? Do all bluebirds migrate? Our bird experts answer your questions.

If you want to know to attract cedar waxwings to your yard, you need to know, what do cedar waxwings...

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

What do nuthatches eat? Attract acrobatic nuthatches to your yard by offering a buffet of their favorite foods and seeds...

Winter will be upon us soon and your feathered friends need suet for energy. Check out the best suet feeder...

Native ornamental grasses attract seed eating and nesting birds to backyards. Some grasses also serve as host plants for butterflies.

Bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman make feeding birds in summer incredibly easy with achievable backyard hints and tricks.

With the right plants, your backyard can become a goldfinch sanctuary. Here's the garden plants and flowers goldfinches love most.

With spectacular breeding plumage, delicate mating displays, and adorable babies, great egrets are fun to watch during bird nesting season.

Get expert tips on attracting orioles. Find out how to bring more oriole birds, including Baltimore oriole birds, to your...

Nesting season is not done yet! Learn the bird nesting basics of these late nesters and find out how to...

Want to attract gorgeous scarlet tanagers to your backyard? Try offering orange halves and you might get a surprising special...

Cardinals are beloved backyard birds. To attract more redbirds, fill these cardinal bird feeders with their favorite types of birdseed.