Frequent visitors to my feeder include cardinals, chickadees ... Black oil sunflower seed is the best all-around bird food because it's high in protein and is a favorite food of many songbirds.

Bird feeding has also allowed cardinals to ... birds will clean up before food becomes wet or moldy — usually not a problem in below freezing temps. Adding a suet feeder or some crunchy peanut ...

It may be a little late to start feeding birds this winter, but it is a great time to plan to get ready to feed the birds in ...