Millet is the most marvelous cereal you’ve never heard of, although you’ve definitely seen it a thousand times because unhulled millet is the main ingredient in bird seed. Birds love it and people ...

Millet, one of the oldest, hardiest and most nutritious grains in the world, is often overlooked in this country. The most common use of millet in the United States is for bird seed and animal feed; ...

A good-quality seed mix brings variety and life to your garden. Choose blends with millet, sunflower hearts and cracked corn ...

Black oil sunflower seed is the best option for attracting a wide variety of bird species to your feeders. Hulled sunflower kernels are convenient but more expensive and require careful handling to ...

I’m not all that keen on filling the bird feeders this early in the season. However, my 102-year-old mother-in-law loves to watch the birds and gleans joy from doing so. We have feeders stationed all ...

It’s time for the next installment of this year’s Going with the Grain series. Today we’re talking about millet. Even though millet is not a grain but a grass seed, it is completely appropriate to ...

Several readers have recently asked me what plants will help them develop a bird-friendly garden. One grows pokeweed, a choice that doesn’t make her neighbors very happy. Pokeweed contains large seeds ...

What Does a Male and Female Painted Bunting Look Like? Bright, bold and adorned in rainbow hues, a painted bunting is always ...

(Family Features) While almost all bird seed may look pretty much the same to you, it doesn’t to the birds you’re feeding. Knowing what kinds of seeds different birds like can help you attract a ...

Bluebirds and finches are among the feathered friends you might attract with a backyard bird feeder like this. Heather Cwach Courtesy photo Feeding the birds is a popular, entertaining backyard hobby.

One of the highlights of summer is watching and enjoying wild birds in your garden. As nature's bug control, birds are a natural companion to any yard. Watching the antics of a goldfinch feeding or a ...