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How to Feed Birds All Year Long

As the seasons change from winter to spring to summer to fall, switch up what you're serving in your feeders to attract more birds to your backyard.

How Can I Prevent My Chickens From Getting Sick?

Click to learn about common poultry diseases and ways to prevent them from infecting your flock.

How to Fail at Fishing: The Diary of a Birder Learning to Fish

After the Birds vs Fish debate overtook the internet, one die-hard birder decides to figure out why some seemingly sane people prefer fins over feathers.

Veterinarians offer tips for preventing bird flu in backyard chickens

With a potential increase in avian influenza this fall when wild waterfowl migrate south from their northern breeding grounds, the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine reminds chicken owners to be extra vigilant to help avoid their birds contracting or passing the virus.

DIY Holiday Bird Feeder

One of my favorite things to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon is to sit by the window with a cup of tea and watch the birds. Recently, my oldest daughter helped me make these festive pine cone bird feeders to encourage our feathered friends to visit more often. And because it’s the holiday season, we adorned our bird fe

How to Maintain Backyard Bird Feeders

Attract birds to your backyard with these bird feeding tips to keeping your feeders filled and fresh.

Hang Up A Bird Feeder Where You Can See It

Happiness, who knows. Joy, jeez, that’s a whole frickin’ thing. I will never have even the faintest idea about deep personal fulfillment. But you can make the minute-by-minute drudgery of life a little better. You can hang a bird feeder near a window, and fill it with birdseed, and have some pretty birds to look at.

How to clean a bird feeder

GROW: Bird feeders bring wildlife to the landscape

In addition to my love of plants, I have always admired birds and can spend hours watching them. As a young boy growing up in Iowa, my favorite birds were

A Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Bird Feeding

What kind of bird feeder should you get? Where should you put it? What seeds should you provide?

Man trapped wild birds using glue and put them in cages just like Mr Twit

A police raid of his home uncovered the birds in cages.

{Kid's Crafts} Make Your Own Birdfeeders

Dress Up Your Yard With a Homemade Bird Feeder

There's nothing like a DIY feeder to get birds of a feather flocking together — to your yard.

Beaks are useful to birds — and humans who want to identify them

We get captivated by a bird’s plumage and may not think to notice its beak, which is...

Why experts are warning to stop filling backyard bird feeders

Experts are warning that bird flu strain H5N1 is spreading in wild birds

These bird species are most likely to contaminate our fruits and veggies

Food-borne illnesses caused by bacteria like E. coli and salmonella are sometimes spread by birds on produce farms. A new study looks at which species carry the highest risks.

Five Ways to Best Support Your Bird

Birds are exceptionally smart and emotional. Don’t be fooled by their little physique. They are intune with their environment and those around them. Here are five ways to best support your fine feathered friend1. Spend time with your bird every day.Any pet needs a certain amount of socialization and bonding, but it is especially important with non-domesticated animals that are being kept as pets. Exotic birds are a perfect example. Birds need to be handled on a regular basis. Neglecting their…