Don’t worry too much about their wintertime eating habits, though; these birds can find a meal all year long. This post was updated on July 4, 2025 to include the public health issue in Scotland.

While male birds might be more interested in mating than eating, the females are eating like crazy in preparation for nesting season. (Just imagine how much you’d be eating if you were getting ready ...

Chokecherry, hawthorn, snowberry and Rocky Mountain juniper are all good choices for berry-eating birds in winter. Attracts: thrushes, bluebirds, waxwings, mockingbirds, yellow-rumped warblers ...

Faye is an avid bird lover, so we figured she wouldn't serve them something that would hurt them. After a quick search, we discovered that birds can, in fact, eat jelly. They need the sugar!