Winter is a tough time of year for the birds in our yards. The normal sources of food for birds are tough to come by. The bushes have no berries, the insects have gone in hiding for the winter, and the snow and ice often covers what little food is naturally available. So we look for ways to feed the birds in the winter time, and suet feeders are often a great choice.

Pepper suet is one way to help them along with a suet feeder.

Attracting birds to your back yard will involve more than just putting up a bird house and hoping for the best. Here are some tips on feeding birds and maintaining your bird bath and more.

Attracting orioles with an oriole feeder is a great way to add some unique coloring to your yard. Here are a few more tips we've found to get bird to your oriole feeders, including some of orioles favorite foods and roosting places.

A platform feeder is one of the most versatile types of bird feeders. That can be use to attract many types of birds, for example they are one of the best for attracting cardinals. Here are a few more ideas for using platform bird feeders.

Orioles are a favorite of many bird lovers because of the distinctive orange and black colors they display. Their feeding habits can be somewhat like a hummingbird, but you typically don't want to use hummingbird food in your oriole feeder. Here's a look at the differences that you will find in oriole food and oriole feeders.

One bird almost any homeowner loves to attract is the cardinal. Cardinals are easily recognized because of their brilliant colors, so attracting cardinals is something many birdwatchers like to do. Here's some thoughts on how to attract cardinals to your bird feeder, and what is the best feeder to attract cardinals.

One of the more common birds to see in your yard are finches. This article takes a look at finch feeders and finch houses and a little on how to attract these birds to your yard.

Next in popularity to hummingbird feeders, an oriole bird feeder is one of the more popular feeders to have in your yard. But just as you can make hummingbird food, there is a simple recipe for oriole food. Here's a look at one such recipe for your oriole feeder.

The idea of a solar powered bird feeder struck me as odd when I first saw it. What could you possibly need to power on a bird feeder. I had seen motorized squirrel proof feeders before as a possible candidate for a powered bird feeder, but what else could need it?

Winter months are the harshest months for birds. A suet bird feeder is a good way to keep them feed and warm, and it doesn't take a lot of effort on your part, as bird suet will last a long time. Here's how suet is made, and

Aside from actually attracting the birds we want to the feeder, the biggest problem that backyard birders run into is the need to keep squirrels out of the feeder. There are quite a number of designs for squirrel proof feeders, some are real monuments to engineering. Of course some folks have just as much luck with natural deterents like pepper suet, but that's not nearly as much fun as some of the Droll Yankees squirrel proof feeders. Here's a look at the different types of squirrel proof feeders.

There's a wide variety of decorative bird feeders available, but it seems the most popular type is the gazebo bird feeder. Here's a look at the history of gazebos, and their popularity in the US.

One popular do it yourself project for many backyard birders is to make a simple wooden bird feeder. You can either use a simple bird feeder kit to start, or there are other plans to make one from scratch. Here's a simple set of plans to make your own bird feeder.