Birds love to eat a lot of things, and oats are one of them. Are oats good for them, though? Why do they like them? Here are ...

More than 52 million Americans feed wild birds or other wildlife around their houses, according to Bird Watching Daily. More than 80% of about 1,300 participants surveyed by Millikin University said ...

It not stale popcorn and Wonder Bread, although the Muscovy ducks and Khaki Campbells at the local community center pond would be more than happy if you showed up with either or both. So, what do ...

Birds aren’t domesticated like dogs. This makes it especially important to provide them with a diet that closely mimics the food they’d eat in the wild. Some bird parents feed their feathered friends ...

While seeds and pellets are the obvious choice, did you know that there are so many other things birds can eat other than bird food? It's true that you want the bulk of your feathered friend's diet to ...

It doesn’t seem quite right that some birds eat other birds. I’m not sure why that strikes me as slightly off kilter. Maybe it’s just me. Mammals (us) eat mammals (cow), fish (salmon) eat fish ...

How often do feeder birds eat? How long does it take them to digest a meal and be hungry again? And how does one know? The answer to the last question is simple: Mark the seed with food coloring.

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. It wasn’t until the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that ...

Photos, b-roll and Bird Friendly cocoa graphics are available in the Zoo’s newsroom. Eating chocolate is now better for birds, humans and the planet. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...