We feed birds all summer long, and the grass and flowers near the feeder tend to look bad. The grass dies due to the broken seeds that fall and an ugly green leafy weed grows instead. Is there any … ...

I've only seen pigeons and other bird species, not the tits, eating the discarded sunflower seeds,” the Germany-based birder wrote in the post title, and shared a 2-minute video compiled from ...

Platform feeders give larger as well as smaller bird species secure landings and, for Blue Jays, a hard surface with which to crack the hulls of seeds before storing the seed in their gullets.

As nature's bug control, birds are a natural companion to any yard. Make your yard more inviting to birds with a few well-placed feeders filled with the right seeds.

Black oil sunflower seeds, says Dana Sanchez, a wildlife specialist for Oregon State University Extension Service. Here is other advice on how to fill a bird feeder to satisfy hummingbirds to ...

I'm tempted to write the world's shortest column: Q. What should I feed the birds? A. Oil (black) sunflower seed. The end. Oh, all right, I'll elaborate. One of the first programs I ever did as a ...

We feed a blend of black oil sunflower, hulled sunflower (sometimes called hearts or chips), and safflower seed in the tube feeder. Cardinals, chickadees, titmice, white-breasted nuthatch, and ...

If you are new to bird feeding and want to get started, black oil sunflower seed is a good choice. It attracts the greatest diversity of birds to the feeder, has a high percentage of fat and ...

A: I have long wondered why myself. First the reason why: Black-capped chickadees do not have powerful bills and must hammer away at sunflower seeds, and other seeds as well. They could hammer away at ...

Seed Hoarding Can Explain Empty Bird Feeders Nature. Jan 5, 2019. ... Eventually, however, winter will roar, temperatures will plunge, snow will fall, and birds will flock to feeders. And soon after ...

The seed mix that you get has a little bit of black oil sunflower seed in it, but the rest of it, a lot of times you just get stuff the birds really don't eat," avid Charleston bird watcher Jim ...