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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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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... -
Bird Feature: Downy Woodpecker
Identifying Downy Woodpeckers: Ranging from 5.5 to 6.7 inches in length and featuring a straight, chisel-like bill, blocky head, and wide shoulders, the Downy Woodpecker is a small version of the... -
Bird Feature: House Finch
Identifying House Finches: These small bodied finches have large beaks, shorter wings, and a comparably long slightly notched tail. Roughly 5 to 5.5 inches in length, these streaky grayish-brown finches are... -
Bird Feature: Baltimore Oriole
Identifying Baltimore Orioles: Slightly smaller and more slender than an American Robin, Baltimore Orioles range from 6.7 to 7.5 inches in length and feature long legs, a thick neck, and... -
Bird Feature: White-breasted Nuthatch
Identifying White-breasted Nuthatches: The largest of the nuthatches, the White-breasted nuthatch is still a small bird averaging 5" to 5.5" in length with a wingspan ranging from 8"-10.5". With gray-blue... -
Bird Feature: Tufted Titmouse
Identifying Tufted Titmice: This small songbird has soft silvery gray feathers above and white feathers below. A black patch just above the beak and a rusty or peach-colored wash underneath...
