Winter is like nighttime for gardens. The bustling activity of spring and summer fades, and a blanket of snow or frost often ...

Refilling multiple bird feeders in the winter can be a joy. But if you've run out of birdseed, don't worry: You've got ...

Safflower seeds typically are pricier than black-oil sunflower seeds but provide high-fat, high-protein content that birds ...

If you want to attract bird species to your landscape, now is a good time to launch a bird watering and feeding program, in addition to providing cover, food plants and bloom sources. If you planted ...

Bird feeders help songbirds in winter, but wildlife experts warn they can also spread disease and attract dangerous visitors.

A great window-gazing pleasure is watching how the backyard squirrels can contort themselves into amazing and often comical positions to steal seed from my neighbor's bird feeder. While I might ...

Yards that include mature trees and native plants are critical rest stops for the millions of birds that migrate through the ...

Q: I have two bird-feeder questions: Are the inexpensive mixes worth getting? And if we want to have cardinals, what kind of seed should we have? A: For a number of years, I would purchase safflower ...

Black oil sunflower seed is the best option for attracting a wide variety of bird species to your feeders. Hulled sunflower kernels are convenient but more expensive and require careful handling to ...