While studying some of the birds feeding in my backyard, I saw a small woodpecker that acted and looked like a Downy. The ...

LESSER spotted woodpeckers are the smallest and rarest of the UK's woodpeckers, but there are still places where you can go and see them. The birds are on the UK red list for conservation concern. The ...

As a long-time backyard birder, I can tell you that the only thing more certain than death and taxes is that squirrels will find a way to outsmart any squirrel-proof feeder. Over a series of days, I ...

Now, with colder days and more snow cover, the birds are finally visiting our feeders regularly. I put out small black oil sunflower seeds, hulled sunflower seeds, crushed dried corn, millet, shelled ...

Well-stocked bird feeders help to supplement birds’ food when it's in short supply. Throughout the winter months, high-fat foods and water are in short supply but even through the spring and summer, a ...

Our own backyard bird feeder fare includes two suet cakes – one berry and one peanut flavored. Woodpeckers are especially fond of these treats and we have no shortage of nuthatches, downy ...

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Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Feeding our wild birds is a pleasurable pursuit during long winter months, but before either purchasing a bird feeder or seed ... from trees and will attract woodpeckers, nuthatches and chickadees ...