Looking to liven up your backyard? Head to the kitchen, and grab a couple of items you're sure to have on hand to whip up a quick and quirky DIY bird feeder.

Use a discarded tomato cage for a birdbath or bird feeder! Add a few tin flowers, an arching plant and a colorful dish for water or birdseed, and you’ll soon have a bona fide work of art that’s also ...

Combine the fun of feeding your local birds and building your child’s measuring and fraction skills while you create a homemade bird feeder. If you have individual measuring cups, have your child lay ...

The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor held a Bird Feeder Workshop on Jan. 24. Participants learned how to create feeders for their feathered friends with simple, inexpensive materials. One type of ...

WHICH BIRD FEEDER IS BEST? Birdwatching is an exciting hobby if you live in an area with numerous bird species. Still, they don’t stay in the same place long unless they’re eating. Bird feeders bring ...

Wild birds rely more on feeders in cold and snowy weather. (Star-Ledger file photo) Winter landscapes can seem lifeless and dreary with nothing much to look at in the frozen stillness. You’ll improve ...