Winter brings unique challenges for our feathered friends as natural food sources become scarce and energy demands increase. Providing appropriate nutrition for backyard birds during these colder ...

due to extremely short supplies and unprecedented prices of five of the most common ingredients in bird feed: sunflower seeds, millet, peanuts, safflower and nyjer seed. “We are opting to wait ...

Bird feeders and baths beckon feathered friends into the landscape, but less desirably, so does a fresh application of grass seed over your lawn. So how to keep birds from eating grass seed ...

Goldfinches also love nyjer (thistle) seed. Most large hardware stores, as well as having a variety of bird feeders, will also sell nyjer socks that can be refilled with the tiny black seeds. Large ...

Nyjer, advertised as thistle seed in some brands, is ideal for finches, Yoerger said. Finches and other itinerant birds that move around to find food sources are always looking for specific foods.

Just before dark on New Year’s Eve, I filled all the bird feeders, and I didn’t skimp on the good stuff: black nyjer thistle for the ... and set out a mix of seeds and nuts and mealworms ...

To keep birds healthy, offer foods high in fat and calories ... Some suet cakes come with added ingredients like berries or seeds to attract different species. Nyjer (Thistle) seed: Ideal for finches, ...

and finches go wild for Nyjer thistle seed. Cracked corn and mealworms are good offerings for the birds that prefer alternatives to seeds, such as jays and robins. These birds will also appreciate ...

If you enjoy feeding backyard birds, you’re not alone ... For those who want to go a step farther, specialty seeds like peanut hearts, Nyjer thistle, sunflower hearts, and others can be added ...

These birds ought to get our attention and hold ... usually with heavy streaking and some yellow in the tail and wings. They eat nyjer (thistle) seeds and black oil sunflower seeds in tube and ...

Nyjer (Thistle) seed: Ideal for finches, nyjer is high in fat and a perfect ... Mealworms: Mealworms are great for insect-eating birds, and they can be offered dried or live. Birds need more than just ...