To attract a variety of birds to your yard, you'll want to offer seed recipes that appeal to a range of species. Here are ...

In the winter, birds will likely come to your bird feeder in search of energy-dense food to stay warm. This addition will ...

Shopping for bird seed can be confusing, especially if you are new to the world of feeding backyard birds. That’s because there are a wide variety of bird species, and each has its own dietary wants ...

Black oil sunflower seed is the best option for attracting a wide variety of bird species to your feeders. Hulled sunflower kernels are convenient but more expensive and require careful handling to ...

More than 52 million Americans feed wild birds or other wildlife around their houses, according to Bird Watching Daily. More than 80% of about 1,300 participants surveyed by Millikin University said ...

One of the highlights of summer is watching and enjoying wild birds in your garden. As nature's bug control, birds are a natural companion to any yard. Watching the antics of a goldfinch feeding or a ...

The Box Opening System, invented by Illinois farmer Mark Hoffmann, mounts to bulk seed boxes and enhances safety by using remote control to open the seed slide. While bulk seed helps keep planters ...

Have you heard the old adage “proper planning prevents poor performance?” This adage applies perfectly to establishing food plots for wildlife; you just have to adjust the words, “Proper planting ...

To the editor:Every winter we buy a half-dozen or so bulk bags of bird seed to feed the wild birds in our community. This winter was different. We bought four bags of bird seed costing $18 per bag.