Birds love to chow down on seeds from your yard's feeder. The only problem? So do rats. Here's how you can keep these pesky ...

As autumn comes in, people are putting out food for bird feeding, but a tricky problem holds them back - rats, an expert shares simple tips to keep them away and continue feeding garden birds ...

Rat on a bird feeder trying to get sunflower seeds. - Poggensee/Shutterstock One of the most discouraging sights for anyone who puts up a bird feeder is discovering that the visitors enjoying it ...

On a calm, bright but cold morning, as I was walking my dogs, a piliated woodpecker began tapping on an oak limb above me, looking for grubs and bugs. In the distance, I heard geese calling in the ...

I test smart bird feeders for a living, and have fought years’ worth of squirrel battles so you don’t have to. These are my ...

Attracting birds is fun and educational. There’s no easier way to become more aware of the diversity of birds that surrounds us than to put out a backyard feeder and simply glance at it from time to ...

Q: I’d like to have more hummingbird action at my feeders this summer. Do you have any tips for attracting more of them? A: Hummingbirds are ferocious about maintaining a territory, so the challenge ...

According to an expert, by avoiding a few common bird feeding mistakes, this will ensure your birds are happily fed — plus, ...