Feeders with short perches give an edge to small birds while excluding larger birds that can be bullies. The size of the feeding ports varies as well, depending on the type of seed to be offered.

When you feed the birds, you really feed all the birds, even the predators. Sharp-shinned hawks and barred owls are drawn to the feeders not for the seed, but for the seed- eaters, both the small ...

With all of the rain we’ve been having, you’re bound to experience a stinky mess in your bird feeders. It’s very important to keep your feeders clean and moldy bird food free. Backyard birds ...

September 30, 2015 / 2:48 PM EDT / CBS News It's fun to watch birds swoop in for lunch at your backyard bird feeder, but these avian fast-food stops could actually be helping spread disease.

It’s all right to put bird feeders back out, now that salmonella-infected finches are returning to the Boreal forests in Canada and have other food sources to eat. From winter to early spring ...