From plastic pots to vintage dishes, affordable thrift store items can help you create a bird-friendly yard without buying costly new supplies.

In this video, I show how to make simple DIY bird feeders to help wild birds through the winter season. Using only basic household items, I create feeders that attract a variety of birds — while ...

In the winter, when food from plants and insects is scarce, non-migratory birds are more reliant on bird feeders than in other seasons, especially when the ground is covered with snow. Keeping bird ...

Create these DIY bird feeders using a few ingredients and a dish you might already have in your kitchen; they're so pretty, ...

My favorite bird feeder these days is – drum roll, please – a peanut feeder. It couldn’t be simpler. The feeder is a wire-mesh cylinder, encased by plastic on each end. You fill the cylinder with ...

Every autumn I get a few people asking “Where are my cardinals?” or “What happened to the birds this year?” This year has seen a sharp uptick in concern about lonely bird feeders. The emails and texts ...

The best fat balls will contain quality ingredients, attract lots of species of birds, and will be able to withstand being outside without crumbling too quickly or growing mould. However, the worst we ...

Luckily, there are effective options to prevent birdseed from creating a weedy mess in your flower garden. Non-seed bird food ...

Telegraph Recommended reader recommendations As well as testing bird feeders, we wanted to know about which feeders work in your gardens, and any advice you could share. Some 315 of you told us about ...