Essential Backyard Birdwatching Tips

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Welcome to FeatheredGuru.com! I’m an avid birdwatcher who’s spent years observing the birds of North America. You’ll usually find me in my backyard with binoculars, learning everything from tiny warblers to crows. I started this site to share my backyard birdwatching tips, help others get started, and make birdwatching enjoyable and accessible. This is a place to learn, share experiences, and improve your birdwatching skills. FeatheredGuru.com reflects my years of observation and dedication, offering tips, insights, and guidance to anyone interested in seeing more birds and understanding their behavior.

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A male Red-bellied Woodpecker clings to a green wire suet cage on a cedar tail-prop feeder mounted to a pine tree in winter, eating homemade suet made with pecans, oats, cornmeal, and sunflower hearts.

The Best Homemade Suet Recipe for Woodpeckers (They Go Crazy for It)

Making a high-fat woodpecker suet recipe gives Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied, and Pileated Woodpeckers the dense…

A Black-capped Chickadee clings to a homemade wild bird seed bell made with sunflower hearts, white millet, chopped peanuts, and dried cranberries hanging by jute twine under a wooden porch roof next to a snowy pine branch.

How To Make Your Own Gourmet No-Waste Wild Bird Seed Bells

Learning how to make wild bird seed bells lets you craft high-energy hanging feeders that…

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