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How to hang a bird feeder
If you’re looking for the best location to hang your bird feeder, setting up your first bird feeder, or adding a new bird feeder to your bird feeding station, these bird feeder hanging ideas will set you up for success!
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Bird Feature: Northern Flicker
Identifying Northern Flickers: Northern Flickers are a fairly large woodpecker with unique coloration that varies slightly by geographic location. Measuring approximately 11.5 inches in length, flickers feature a slim rounded head,... -
5 most common hummingbirds in the US and Canada
There are over 330 species of hummingbirds found in the world, but less than two dozen of them are common enough to be found in the US and Canada. Because... -
Bird Feature: House Wren
Identifying House Wrens: House Wrens are very small songbirds with rather drab brown coloring, but what vibrancy they may lack in appearance they make up for in the beauty of their song.... -
Bird Feature: Purple Finch
Identifying Purple Finches: These small stocky-bodied finches have large powerful conical beaks, shorter wings, and a seemingly short notched tail. Roughly 5 to 6 inches in length, these streaky grayish-brown finches are dimorphous, meaning... -
Bird Feature: Northern Cardinal
Identifying Northern Cardinals: This fairly large songbird is easily identifiable with its long tail, short thick bright orange beak, prominent crest, and long tail. Measuring between 8.3 and 9.1 inches in length... -
Backyard bird identification guide
Whether you’re a beginning birder or a seasoned expert, identifying the birds who visit your backyard can sometimes be a challenge. This quick guide-at-a-glance can help you identify the most... -
Bird Feature: Tree Swallow
Identifying Tree Swallows: These small, streamlined songbirds have a short slightly notched tail and long pointed wings. Measuring between 4.7 and 5.9 inches in length with a wingspan ranging from... -
Bird Feature: Allen's Hummingbird
Identifying Allen's Hummingbirds: Allen's hummingbirds are rust orange and green all over. Adult males have a rust colored tail, eye patch and belly with a deep red-orange throat. Immature males... -
Bird Feature: Black-chinned Hummingbird
Identifying Black-chinned Hummingbirds: These quick little birds are a dull metallic green on the back of the head down to the tail. While both male and female have a grey-white underside,... -
Bird Feature: Anna's Hummingbird
Identifying Anna's Hummingbirds: At just under 4 inches in length, Anna's hummingbirds are small in comparison to other birds but in the hummingbird realm they are medium-sized and somewhat stocky.... -
Bird Feature: Rufous Hummingbird
Identifying Rufous Hummingbirds: These small hummingbirds are roughly 2.8-3.5 inches in length and have fairly straight bills and short wings that don't reach the end of the tapered tail when perched.... -
Bird Feature: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Identifying Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds: Beating their wings on average 53 times per second, these quick little birds are a bright emerald green on the back of the head down to the...
