Bird Feeding

Ducks are omnivores that eat aquatic plants, seeds, insects, and more. Learn their full diet, what ducklings eat, and healthy foods to feed ducks instead of bread.

Woodpeckers eat mainly insects, plus nuts, seeds, berries, and sap. Learn their full diet, how they dig out food, and what to feed them at feeders.

Robins eat worms, insects, and fruit, not seed. Here is their full seasonal diet, why they skip your feeder, and how to attract them with mealworms and water.

Goldfinches eat almost entirely seeds, from thistle to sunflower hearts. Learn their vegetarian diet, favorite feeder foods, and why they nest so late.

Bluebirds eat insects in summer and berries in winter, not birdseed. Learn their full diet, why mealworms are the best food, and how to attract them.

Hummingbirds eat far more than sugar water. Here is their full diet of nectar and insects, how often they feed, and why protein from bugs is essential.

Mourning doves eat almost entirely seeds. Here is their full diet, how they feed with a crop and grit, the best seeds to offer, and what babies eat.

Blue jays eat mostly acorns, nuts, seeds, and insects, plus the occasional egg. Here is their full diet, the truth about nest raiding, and the best feeder foods.

Chickadees eat insects in summer and seeds and berries in winter, and famously store food. Learn their full diet, feeder favorites, and what babies eat.

Cardinals eat seeds, grains, fruits, and insects, and love black oil sunflower seed. Learn their wild diet, winter feeding, the best feeder foods, and how to attract them.