Few experiences can be as enchanting for birders as feeding hummingbirds by hand. While it may seem impossible to tempt these tiny birds so close, it actually isn’t too hard to bring hummingbird…

Every backyard birder wants to watch birds visiting their feeders, but how should you position your feeders so you don't miss any great views? Whether you just want to enjoy the birds, identify every…

Birdseed comes in two forms – loose seed that is added to feeders, and molded seed that is pressed into cakes or other shapes. What are the differences between them, and which is best to offer your ba…

Nuts are a bird superfood, but before birders go crazy offering different nuts to backyard birds, it is important to understand why nuts are nutritious for birds, which nuts are best and how to offer…

What is a mulberry, you ask? Well, according to Gilbert H. Trafton, in his book Methods of Attracting Birds, “the best all around fruit (for attracting birds) is the mulberry, either white or Russian.…