This fiery hot pepper seed blend is packed with nutrition for all of your backyard birds, but the critters you want to keep at bay, like squirrels, raccoons, and bears, will find the hot pepper ...
“Of all the different birds I have at my feeders, I’ve never been able to attract any woodpeckers,” writes a Whitehall woman. “I hang out commercial suet mix and the chickadees eat it but not any ...
Often mating for life, pairs of cardinals can frequently be seen together at bird feeders, munching on seed. Provide a feeder ...
A pileated woodpecker clings to a suet feeder for a bite to eat. Depending on the habitat found in your neighborhood, chances are good one of these woodpeckers will visit your feeders. Amy Sancetta AP ...
My observant visitor was about to open the sliding glass door leading to the deck. There, on a newly hung lard/oatmeal feeder, was a downy woodpecker. The day before, I had resurrected the feeder and ...
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June is upon us, and we are all set to celebrate Father’s Day this weekend. If we have any luck at all, the weather will be cooperative, but the pattern has been pretty dismal so far; 12 consecutive ...
There's nothing quite as delightful as getting a visit from a little backyard bird. From bluebirds to woodpeckers to hummingbirds, these avian beauties add music and movement to yards and gardens all ...
Q: [A] young pileated woodpecker was a frequent visitor with his family late last summer and fall, but now comes occasionally. Regarding the red-bellied, we had a family (and more). A pair remained, ...
Sometimes when I fill my bird feeders in late afternoon, I notice the food is gone by morning. When food vanishes overnight, I suspect deer, raccoons, opossums, and flying squirrels are the likely ...
Woodpeckers, flickers and sapsuckers may be fun for birders to watch but they can be troublesome — pecking holes in dwellings, shredding feeders, enlarging cavities in trees, and driving you to ...