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Empty bird feeder covered in dust

Why Bird Feeders Work Better in the Shade

The Best Time of Year to Clean Your Bird Bath According to Experts

orange cat reaching over the top of a fence

How Keeping Cats Away From Feeders Is Changing the Way We Birdwatch

Dark-eyed Junco eating bird seeds on a wood surface

What Can You Safely Feed Birds? These 6 Unexpected Foods Work

Bird on a window ledge outside residential home

How to Make Your Windows Bird-Safe and Beautiful

Flying bird captured mid-air above a garden plant

How to Build a Bird Habitat That’s Pet-Safe and Pretty

Bird flying away from a hanging bird feeder

Are You Scaring Birds Away? 7 Yard Mistakes to Avoid

A small bird is drinking water from a bird bath.

DIY Bird Bath Ideas That Actually Work All Year

Squirrel perched on a tree branch

Squirrel Trouble? These 5 Tricks Protect Birds Without Harm

A cinereous mourner with a stout bill perches on a shaded branch among leaves.

The Best Natural Cover for Backyard Birds

Ant activity on lush foliage along a garden shrub branch

How to Keep Ants Out of Your Bird Feeders

Crow perched on a wooden fence, with a woman in the background staring

How to Turn Your Fence Into a Bird Highway

A wooden nest box mounted on a tree with zip ties

This DIY Birdhouse Is Loved by Chickadees

A Red-vented Bulbul perches on a branch during a rain shower.

Best Weather Conditions for Birdwatching

Hummingbird delicately perched on thin branch

How to Get Hummingbirds to Return Every Season

Purple Finch perched on the edge of a bird bath

Top 7 Bird Bath Mistakes to Avoid

Metal wind chime hanging from a tree branch in a peaceful backyard

Why Your Wind Chimes May Be Scaring Off Birds

A Red-crested Cardinal perches on a branch in the rain.

Why Some Birds Are Easier to Spot in the Rain