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Birdwatching is a lovely way to experience wildlife in a safe, captivating way. It is also a relaxing and gratifying hobby since you know you are providing food and fresh water to a variety of birds.

Another seed guaranteed to attract finches --while putting a dent in your wallet -- is thistle, also known as nyjer. Sometimes called "black gold" in reference to its price, thistle requires a special ...

The food sources available to the birds can be limited in most areas. Here are some suggestions for plants and seeds you can ...

What kind of bird do you want to draw to your backyard? The seed makes the difference. Johnson County Extension For many, gardening and bird feeding go hand in hand. While not an expert, I admit I ...

Over the years readers have reported a wide variety of birds at their fall and winter feeding stations — ranging from the ubiquitous house finches which seem to be the first to find any sunflower seed ...

DEAR JOAN: Last year I bought a finch feeder and some Nyjer thistle for the goldfinches that visit my yard. I hung the feeder high up in my English holly tree where the birds were perching. Most of ...

My grandmother reveled at the sight of bright yellow birds with black caps that attended the zinnias in her garden each summer. Wild canaries, she called them. What she didn’t know is that the only ...

After nesting seasons and again in winters I've counted as many as seven Black-capped Chickadees in our yard, visiting one feeder or another. They're not easy to count, constantly coming and going ...

Pretty little songbirds called American goldfinches migrate to our parts by November from breeding grounds throughout the midcontinental U.S. and southern Canada. But I had begun to wonder if they’d ...