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We talked to avian experts about what to look for in the best bird feeders. Our top picks include squirrel-proof, finch, tube, suet, and hopper feeders.

Plant sunflowers and other native birdseed plants to feed backyard birds. Native plants also host caterpillars and butterflies.

From the home state of Earth Day founder, Wisconsins Gaylord Nelson, ways you can care for the planet in your home garden and hometown.

As I write this, I can hear a cardinal trilling in the backyard. I don’t have to look out the open window to confirm the source of the sounds that

A gardening expert says birds can help keep down the number of unwanted insects in a garden and improve its health

Birds in the garden provide lovely song and a unique connection to nature. They also help both plants and people by reducing the number of pests in your yard, from aphids to stinkbugs.

Watching birds perched on a branch or visiting a feeder imparts a certain connection to nature that little else does, and, for me at least, listening to their melodies alleviates

Whats a garden without birds? Create habitat so they thrive

As I write this, I can hear a cardinal trilling in the backyard. I don’t have to look...

By Jessica Damiano