Wild birds maintain a primarily natural diet, making supplemental feeding unnecessary year-round. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service identifies multiple specific risks that make bird feeders dangerous ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Like a true Midwesterner, my dad has been ...

Brittany shared this clip of a squirrel who clearly majored in the fine art of stealing bird seeds. ''I looked outside and noticed a squirrel spinning around on the bird feeder, trying to steal bird ...

I’m seeing a ton of smart bird feeders again this year at CES — and I’m inexplicably drawn to them. Perhaps because the idea of birds nibbling on seeds and flying away represents a natural purity and ...

What’s better than one camera on a bird feeder? How about two? What’s better than two cameras on a bird feeder? A 360 lens setup that will offer the full panorama of your local avian’s antics. Birdfy, ...

A backyard battle in the United States took an unexpected turn when a newly 'squirrel-proof' bird feeder was put to the test. The moment, captured on December 19 in Virginia, showed just how ...

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 ...

Our bird population in southwest Ohio is very diverse. We have many species that live here year-round. We also have migratory species. These are the species that head south for the winter. The food ...

To keep squirrels out of bird feeders, using bird seed coated in hot pepper oil is an effective solution. When using pepper-treated seed, wear gloves and avoid making your own mixture to prevent ...

Squirrels: Are they just rats with better PR? Be advised that this is not safe reading material for squirrel lovers, or even squirrel apologists. In my opinion, squirrels are worse than rats—smarter, ...