In the winter, when food from plants and insects is scarce, non-migratory birds are more reliant on bird feeders than in other seasons, especially when the ground is covered with snow. Keeping bird ...

If you’ve ever found a pretty teacup at the thrift store and thought, “This is too cute not to use,” here’s the perfect project for you. Making your own teacup bird feeder is a fun and functional way ...

If your bird feeder isn't a bird magnet, these snafus could be why. If you’d like to attract wild birds to your yard, putting ...

Tyler Migiel carefully spread shortening onto a piece of bread, flipped it over and pressed it onto a plate filled with birdseed. The 6-year-old, from Davenport, had just finished painting using a ...

Ginny Bartolone began writing DIY and home improvement guides nearly 10 years ago, covering everything from energy-efficient appliances to cracked foundations. Whether she's compiling cost information ...

Winter is a busy time at bird feeders—here’s what ornithologists recommend to attract the widest variety of birds.

Feeding wild birds is a popular hobby globally, but it presents invisible disease risks to the very birds that we are feeding — but there are ways to safeguard their health. Adult male European ...