Birds look for four things: food, water, shelter and a safe place to nest. Offer all four and your yard becomes a stopover, not just somewhere they fly over. Food: feeders and seeds Different birds eat differently, so variety brings variety. Ground-feeding birds such as juncos and doves appreciate a platform feeder. You can make … Read more
A homemade bird feeder is a good weekend project, including with kids. This design is a covered platform feeder: a tray with a roof that keeps seed mostly dry and lets you watch birds easily. It attracts a wide range of species, from cardinals and chickadees to finches and sparrows. What you need Tools: saw, … Read more
A cage in itself is not cruel. A small cage a bird never leaves, with no company and nothing to do, is. Birds are intelligent, social animals that evolved to fly, so the real question is whether their life as a whole meets those needs. What a caged bird needs Space. Buy the largest cage … Read more
