Feeding and Attracting Backyard Birds

Best Bird Feeders for Cardinals That They’ll Actually Use

Cardinals won’t comfortably use every feeder. Here’s what works best and the smart feeder I’d choose for watching them up close.

Learn how to attract cardinals with the right food, feeders, water, plants, shelter, and simple backyard changes.

Cardinals eat safflower seed, and squirrels often leave it alone. Here’s when I think this simple birdseed is worth putting in your feeder.

Not every bird wants the same house. Here’s the wooden birdhouse I’d try for bluebirds, finches and a bird-friendly backyard.

Some birdseed gets tossed aside. These are the seeds cardinals actually prefer, including the one I’d put in my feeder first.

What do cardinals eat? Learn their favorite seeds, fruits, insects, feeder foods, and what baby cardinals eat.

Learn Northern cardinal identification, behavior, diet, habitat, nesting, sounds, and other useful facts about this familiar bird.

A bird feeder that records visitors in 4K and identifies them with AI sounds incredible. I dug into whether the Kiwibit 2 Mini is worth it.

Your cardinals suddenly disappeared from the feeder? The reason may be surprisingly simple, and your feeder may not be the problem.

That cardinal birdhouse may never get a cardinal. Here’s where they actually nest and what can make your yard much more inviting.