During the 2013 Great Backyard Bird Count, Scott Bills phographed a pair of bluebirds at the homemade bird dough he places on feeders around his Halifax backyard. PVC pipes used to mark boundaries at ...

With beauty comes the beast. The moment you set up a feeder for your beautiful bird guests, you’ll unknowingly invite scurries of those woolly-tailed squirrels. These pesky rodents will disappoint you ...

In the morning, the Aiken County Animal Shelter dogs are fed their breakfast in stainless steel bowls. But at dinner, their meal gets more interesting. Shiny white, footlong PVC tubes filled with ...

DIY bird feeders offer an affordable way to attract different bird species to your yard. You can choose from hanging, standing, or tree-mounted designs to enjoy watching birds year-round. Many of ...

Don’t want to spend $40 for a squirrel-proof bird feeder? This homemade bird feeder will cost you less than $10 and take about an hour to put together. Before you get started, you’ll need to buy or ...

I have enclosed a picture of our bear-proof feeder that my son and I built and installed this summer. It is constructed of 2- and 3-inch black pipe, sunk 3 feet in cement into the ground. The crossbar ...

My bird feeders lure Carolina wrens and tufted titmouses—titmice?—but I can't stand to see rodents raid the seeds. So I devised a fortified feeder. Hang a modified 2-liter soda bottle between two ...