The Red-Bellied Woodpecker is a common visitor at backyard feeders, but do you know how to distinguish male from female? This video shows a great comparison of the two. Notice that the red on the head ...

With each successive snowfall, the pan and tray feeders are covered, making the birds search for what they remember. This morning, even lids were frozen to the tops of cylindrical thistle and black ...

Buttons the Snowman is a holiday favorite! He’s just one of many seed characters that will bring smiles to you and your holiday guests this season. Made up of safflower, sunflower chips, peanuts, ...

They can conserve their energy." Our grandparents made do with greasy gobs of goo. Today wild bird stores offer less-sticky options like suet cakes, suet pearls, suet kibble, suet logs, ready-to-hang ...

Last week, I reviewed the different seeds to consider when feeding wild birds. Suet is another important food to offer, especially as the nights get colder. Here I will review, again, the basics of ...

If you haven’t done it already, now’s the time to add suet to the list of entrees for your backyard fast-food service. I feed suet throughout much of the year, but it’s in fall and winter that the ...