Winter is a tough time of year for most backyard birds. Food is scarce, cold weather demands more calories just to keep warm, and the ice and snow cover what food is available. Here are some things to do to help your local birds through the winter months.

There are millions of homes with a birdhouse in the back yard. It's a great way to get a little bit of nature attracted to your home. Not all birds will nest in a birdhouse, but those that will are among the most popular, including blue birds and wrens.

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.

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.

Here's a quick review of the recipe for making your own hummingbird food.

Hummingbird Food Recipe – How to Make Hummingbird Food
By J Ruppel

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 all time favorite feeders to build is a hummingbird feeder. While there are many types, including ornate glass hummingbird feeders, you can easily make one yourself. Here are some plans to make a hummingbird feeder.

We have all seen birds fly or crash into windows. This is not only bad for the bird, but it's disturbing for the homeowner as well.  Why do birds do this, and are there some things we can do to keep birds from crashing into our windows?  Are they attacking the house, or simply don't see it?