Winter mornings bring a special kind of magic when you spot colorful birds fluttering around your backyard feeder. Building DIY bird feeders offers an affordable way to attract wildlife while teaching ...

With a few secondhand finds and simple assembly, you can create a charming backyard feature that blends form and function for ...

One of the main benefits of attracting birds to your garden or yard is seeing them in all of their glory. Their breathtaking colors, musical mating calls, and their sweeping glides through the air can ...

With spring on the way, it's time to start crafting fun bird feeders to attract helpful birds to your yard. Some birds help to pollinate flowering and fruit-bearing plants, and some birds eat annoying ...

LITTLE FALLS — There will be a Backyard Bird Feeder event 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 7 at Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge and the Friends of Crane Meadows will host families and bird lovers ...

It couldn’t be simpler. The feeder is a wire-mesh cylinder, encased by plastic. You fill the cylinder with unshelled peanuts ...

LITTLE FALLS — Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Crane Meadows invite the public to build a bird feeder to take home. The Backyard Bird Feeder Event is 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 2 at ...

A sixth century monk, St. Serf of Fife, tamed a robin by feeding it — the first recorded incidence of wild bird feeding. People have long shared edible tidbits with birds, but it wasn’t until the ...

Feeding the birds that pass through your yard is a mutually beneficial practice. The best bird feeders provide your feathered friends a safe, secure spot to perch and eat; meanwhile, you get free ...

Each winter, I hang a bird feeder in a birch tree a few feet outside of my study window. The feeder has become a source of joy as I start my day by watching these beautiful creatures. They peck at the ...