People often ask me how to attract birds to their yard, as if there’s a single perfect feeder or a secret bird password they haven’t learned yet. The good news is: attracting birds doesn’t require perfection, just patience and the willingness to accept that you won’t always be able to thwart squirrels.

I’ve been watching, feeding, and occasionally being outsmarted by birds for decades. I successfully managed wild bird feeding stores in the west metro for 8 years.

The above buttons breakdown blog posts I’ve written about attracting birds in yards all over North America since I was a kind…in the previous century.

Click any of the buttons above for more information on Food, Water, and Shelter for birds in your yard.