Feeders and Feeding

It's easy to get started feeding birds, and these fives simple steps can help you choose the best bird feeders and attract a hungry backyard flock even if you've never had a bird feeder before.

Adding the best natural and supplemental food sources to your yard is the easiest way to attract birds. Learn what different types of foods birds eat and how you can start feeding more species.

Avoid these top 10 bird feeding mistakes and you'll easily attract a wide range of hungry birds to your backyard feeders.

Bird feeding is a wonderful hobby that can bring a diverse flock right to your backyard, but there are many bird feeding myths that can discourage novice birders from putting out their own feeders. By understanding the facts, you can learn to disregard these 12 bird feeding myths and enjoy the birds at your backyard feeders.

Other than seeing new species, feeding the birds has many great benefits backyard birders can enjoy. From weed control to education to photography, learn the benefits of bird feeding you can enjoy.

Understanding the types of diets a bird prefers can help backyard birders know what food to offer their favorite species, and dietary habits can help birders know where to look for different birds in the field. Includes bird species examples.

Tips for feeding orioles in your backyard, including what foods they eat and different oriole feeders you can choose.

Tips for making bird suet including a simple homemade suet recipe for backyard birds.

Knowing what unique ingredients you can add to customize your suet recipe is a great way to create special suet cakes to attract specific birds. Includes details on which birds like which ingredients, and how to customize store-bought suet cakes.

Tips for how to offer suet to backyard birds, including a discussion of different types of suet feeders and how to avoid the most common problems when offering suet to backyard birds.

This extensive collection of suet recipes from Sialis can help birders perfect blends to attract bluebirds and other suet-loving species. Also includes suet feeder tips and the differences between homemade suet and commercial blends.

Feeding ducks bread is unhealthy and can lead to malnutrition, diseases and behavior changes, but there are many alternative treats that can be given to ducks.

Should you feed baby wild birds by hand, and what do they eat? These tips can help you make the right choices to help baby birds that may be hungry. Includes a list of good and bad foods to feed baby birds.

Submit your photos of feeder-raiding squirrels for this reader gallery of backyard squirrels and bird feeders. Your squirrel-proof feeding stations are also welcome.See submissions