Bird feeders can harbor bacteria and diseases if not properly cleaned on a regular basis. Suma Hegde / Getty Images Having a bird feeder in your backyard offers so many benefits—feeders can help birds ...
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How to Clean Bird Feeders

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Birds get sick as a normal part of the living process. When they get sick and die out of sight, we can remain blissfully oblivious to this reality. But when a sick bird huddles on a bird feeder and ...
Spring is almost here, and if you're excited for your fine feathered friends to visit your home for a meal, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources recommends making sure you clean your ...
When wildlife illustrator Emily Poole found a dead pine siskin behind her local bookstore in Eugene, Ore., in January, she called her partner, who works at a bird-feeding supply store. He told her ...
With birds taking increased advantage of supplemental food sources throughout the fall and winter months, the South Carolina ...
Feeding the birds that pass through your yard is a mutually beneficial practice. The best bird feeders provide your feathered friends a safe, secure spot to perch and eat; meanwhile, you get free ...
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and wildlife rehabilitators are seeing an increase in reports of sick birds at feeders. Calls to ODFW from Oregon bird lovers seeing ...
It’s officially spring, and songbirds will soon be flocking to feeders in Indiana. Blue jays, grackles and red-winged blackbirds are some of the most common backyard birds in March and will congregate ...