Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ekaterina Zolina / Getty Images In the winter, when food from plants and insects is scarce, non-migratory birds are more reliant ...

My favorite bird feeder these days is – drum roll, please – a peanut feeder. It couldn’t be simpler. The feeder is a wire-mesh cylinder, encased by plastic on each end. You fill the cylinder with ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Birds do all kinds of great things for a garden: Insect-eating birds can provide some pest control. And ...

It's generally considered a good idea to toss extra food scraps like pumpkin rinds or corn cobs onto your compost pile. However, dedicated backyard birders may want to save their scraps to make DIY ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A house finch sits on a wire fence surrounding a residential backyard. - Karel Bock/Shutterstock It's generally considered a good ...