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Backyard Birding: Bird Feeders, Birdhouses & Binoculars
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items Watching birds from our kitchen window has become one of my favorite daily rituals, and my kids now know cardinals from chickadees. After trying lots of feeders and gear, these are the ones that actually attract birds, keep squirrels out, and help us...
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Bird Feeders That Birds Actually Use
Birdhouses, Bird Baths & Wildlife Habitat
Binoculars, Field Guides & Birder Gifts
Bird Feeders That Birds Actually Use
Squirrel resistant feeders that bring a steady stream of visitors.
The Birdfy smart feeder snaps photos of every visitor and sends them straight to my phone. It identifies the species, which has taught my kids so much about the birds in our yard. We now compare our favorite shots at dinner, and my son proudly keeps ...
Birdfy Smart Metal Bird Feeder with Camera
The Droll Yankees Flipper feeder spins gently when a squirrel climbs on, sending it off without harm. It finally ended our long battle with the squirrels in our backyard. The birds eat in peace, and watching a squirrel get politely flipped off the fe...
Droll Yankees Flipper Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder
This Uncommon Goods ceramic hummingbird feeder is as pretty as a piece of garden art. The hummingbirds found it within days of hanging it by our porch. It is easy to clean and refill, and I love sitting outside with my coffee on summer mornings watch...
Uncommon Goods Ceramic Hummingbird Feeder
This Vibrant Life hopper feeder holds plenty of seed plus two suet cakes, so it feeds a wide variety of birds at once. We have noticed the woodpeckers especially love the suet sides. I only refill it once a week, and it has become the busiest spot in...
Vibrant Life Wood Hopper Bird Feeder with Double Suet Cages
This clear window feeder sticks right to our kitchen window, so we see chickadees and finches just inches away. The suction cups hold firmly through wind and rain. My youngest presses her nose to the glass every morning, and it has sparked her love o...
Nature's Way Clear View Window Bird Feeder
This Best Choice Products feeding station includes hooks, two feeders, a tray, and a small bird bath in one setup. It turned an empty corner of our yard into a busy bird cafe. It was easy for us to assemble, and I love being able to hang different fe...
Best Choice Products Steel Bird Feeding Station
The Stanley Jr. bird feeder kit let my son build his own wooden feeder with real tools. He was so proud to hang it in our yard and watch birds visit something he made. It is a wonderful weekend project for kids, and it taught him the basics of buildi...
Stanley Jr. Bird Feeder Building Kit
This MacKenzie-Childs Violet bird feeder is whimsical and beautifully painted, a true statement piece in our garden. It looks lovely even when no birds are visiting. I gave one to my mother, who adores birds, and she says it is the prettiest thing ha...
MacKenzie-Childs Violet Bird Feeder
Birdhouses, Bird Baths & Wildlife Habitat
Houses, baths, and food that make the yard a wildlife haven.
This distressed wood birdhouse adds rustic charm to our garden and gives small birds a cozy place to nest. The flower detail is so sweet. A pair of wrens moved in last spring, and my kids loved watching them bring twigs and later feed their babies ri...
Distressed Solid Wood Decorative Garden Birdhouse
The Wild Wings cedar bluebird house is sized just right for bluebirds and made from weather resistant wood. We mounted it on a post facing our open lawn. Seeing our first pair of bluebirds move in was a highlight of our spring, and we now clean it ou...
Wild Wings Cedar Bluebird House
This API heated bird bath keeps water from freezing, which is when birds need it most. It mounts right to our deck railing with the included hardware. On the coldest mornings, it is the busiest spot in our yard, and I love knowing we are giving our f...
API Heated Plastic Bird Bath with Mounting Hardware
This two chamber bat house gives local bats a safe place to roost, and they help keep mosquitoes down in summer. It was easy for us to mount high on the side of our garage. It took a season for bats to find it, and now my kids love counting them as t...
Large Two-Chamber Wood Bat House
This Evergreen mason bee house gives gentle native bees a place to nest, which helps our garden flowers and vegetables. It looks so charming hanging on our backyard fence. Watching the bees fill the tubes each spring has become a fun science lesson f...
Evergreen Enterprises Mason Bee House Tower
The Brome Squirrel Buster Mini closes its ports when a squirrel climbs on, so the seed stays for the birds. We find it compact and perfect for small spaces like our old apartment balcony. It really works, and I finally stopped wasting money on seed t...
Brome Squirrel Buster Mini Wild Bird Feeder
Wild Delight nyjer seed is the finch favorite that brings bright goldfinches to our feeder. The big bag lasts us through most of the season. Within a week of switching, our yard filled with flashes of yellow, and my daughter now runs to the window ev...
Wild Delight Nyjer Bird Seed
This KORALAKIRI squirrel baffle stops squirrels from climbing our feeder pole, and it was simple for me to install. It works with most shepherd's hooks. Since adding it, our feeders stay full for the birds, and the squirrels have moved on to the pean...
KORALAKIRI Squirrel Baffle for Bird Feeder Pole
Binoculars, Field Guides & Birder Gifts
Gear and gifts for identifying and enjoying every visitor.
The Nikon MONARCH binoculars give us bright, crisp views of birds even at the far edge of our yard. They are light enough to carry on long nature walks. My partner and I finally spotted a pileated woodpecker with them, and it was one of the most exci...
Nikon MONARCH M7 10x42 Binoculars
The Bushnell Powerview binoculars are an affordable way to get a close look at birds and wildlife. They are sturdy and easy to focus. We keep a pair by our back door so anyone can grab them when a hawk lands in the tree, and my kids use them on every...
Bushnell Powerview 12x42 Roof Prism Binoculars
These Heebie Jeebies compact binoculars fit in my coat pocket, so I always have them on walks and trips. They are lightweight and simple for kids to use. My son brings them on every nature walk, and he loves spotting birds before the rest of our fami...
Heebie Jeebies Compact Travel Binoculars
The Browning trail camera captures the wildlife that visits our yard at night, from deer to foxes. The photos and video are clear, even in the dark. Checking the camera each morning has become a family ritual, and we were thrilled to discover a fox f...
Browning Strike Force Pro X Trail Camera
This Hearth and Hand bird watching journal gives us a place to record every species we spot, along with dates and notes. The design is lovely and simple. My daughter and I fill it in together, and looking back at our first entries shows how much we h...
Hearth and Hand with Magnolia Bird Watching Journal
This illustrated bird guide from Uncommon Goods is both a helpful identification tool and a beautiful piece to display. The artwork is so charming and detailed. It sits on our kitchen windowsill next to our binoculars, and we reach for it whenever a ...
Uncommon Goods Guide Birds by Susan Levine
The Rainbow of Birds puzzle is colorful, challenging, and perfect for a snowy weekend when the birds are the only ones outside. We worked on it as a family over a few evenings. It was such a fun way to learn bird names, and my mom framed it for her s...
Rainbow of Birds Jigsaw Puzzle
This Ten Thousand Villages bird wind chime is handcrafted from iron and makes a gentle, soothing sound. It adds a lovely touch to our garden near the feeders. I love that it supports artisans, and my neighbor liked it so much that I gave her one for ...
Ten Thousand Villages Pyar Bird Iron Wind Chime