All posts tagged: Bird

Popular bird will ‘keep visiting’ your garden if you leave broccoli | UK | News

Popular bird will ‘keep visiting’ your garden if you leave broccoli | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

Broccoli should help attract the birds to your garden (Image: iStockphoto/Getty Images) Gardeners hoping to attract more wildlife could be in luck, as bird experts say one common leftover could encourage some feathered visitors to keep returning for more. The topic recently sparked discussion on social media after one person from South West London asked how they could befriend the area’s famous parakeets. Taking to Reddit, they said: “There happens to be a massive flock of wild ring-neck parakeets that live around me. “They are super cute and I don’t really mind the noise. I want to do stuff like feed them treats or have them maybe perch on me or something, or just get a chance to see them a bit more up close.” The bird lover admitted they had already tried standing in their garden holding fruit towards the sky, but had no luck attracting the colourful birds. Parakeets love the common meal leftover (Image: Getty) While parakeets can be wary of humans, experts say putting out suitable food is one of the …

Don’t Know Where to Put Your Bird Feeder? This Is What a Wildlife Expert Recommends

Don’t Know Where to Put Your Bird Feeder? This Is What a Wildlife Expert Recommends

Published by skeptic

If you’re looking for a way to incorporate more nature into your life and have a yard, a bird feeder can be a great way to feed your local feathered friends while enjoying their colorful plumes and soothing birdsong. Nowadays, there are even smart bird feeders with cameras that let you get a closer look and help you identify the birds in your area. However, before you set up a bird feeder in your yard, there are several factors to consider, including the location, type of feeder, what to feed your birds and whether a bird feeder is a good idea in the first place. To learn all there is to know, I spoke with Tru Hubbard, an urban wildlife education coordinator for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Where to put your bird feeder Location, location, location — it’s not just a term for real estate agents. Where and how you set up your bird feeder can affect the birds and other wildlife. The main points to consider when choosing the best spot for your bird …

Kiwibit’s AI-powered bird feeder is my new backyard buddy

Kiwibit’s AI-powered bird feeder is my new backyard buddy

Published by skeptic

Earlier this month, I got my hands on the Kiwibit Bird Feeder Pro 4K AI Camera, and it has become my favorite backyard accessory.  Setting it up is pretty straightforward. Multiple mounting options allow you to place the feeder on a pole, window ledge, or tree. Its dual seed compartments are designed for easy refills and cleaning. The solar panel on top ensures you don’t have to worry about batteries running low. Durability and camera quality are also strong points. Other specs include support for 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, cloud storage, built-in two-way audio with a microphone and speaker, and a 130-degree wide-angle lens. Image Credits:Kiwibit As soon as I installed it in the backyard, I connected the feeder to the companion Kiwibit app on my phone. This is where you can be notified when a bird stops by, watch recordings, and track all the visits. A few weeks into testing is when the real fun started. My phone buzzed with a notification every time a new visitor showed up, and I found myself eagerly waiting for updates. …

6 bird cam highlights to celebrate nesting season

6 bird cam highlights to celebrate nesting season

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The spring’s hottest show is not on any streaming service. It’s the internet’s many live bird cams. Viewers can watch new life emerge, dramatic flights, plenty of eating, and more, all from the comfort of home. The Cornell Lab Bird Cams from Cornell University features birds from around the world, from delicate hummingbirds in South America to the wise-looking barred owls nesting in a backyard in Indiana.  “Our viewers tell us that watching the cams is a life changing experience: an unprecedented learning experience that they liken to virtual field trips or field biology in their living room,” the organization writes. “We’re excited to continue sharing and learning with the community as we watch the world of birds together.” Below are a few of this season’s highlights, in no particular order. A flying squirrel breakfast Flying Squirrel Served For Breakfast At The Barred Owl Nest Box | April 30, 2026 On the morning of April 30, a mother barred …

Yes, you need a smart bird feeder in your life – and this one’s on sale for Memorial Day

Yes, you need a smart bird feeder in your life – and this one’s on sale for Memorial Day

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Birdfy/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. One thing I’ve learned about homeownership over the past three years is that you will become very invested in birdwatching when you purchase a home. I get excited now when I spot a red-breasted nuthatch or a blue jay in the front yard.  Also: My favorite Memorial Day deals: Save big on laptops, tablets, and more Over one in three adults in the U.S. enjoys birdwatching, otherwise known as birding. And while getting your binoculars out to see birds is one way to do it, there’s an even more high-tech way for birding these days.  The Birdfy Smart Bird Feedercaptures all birds on camera and alerts you when one stops by. Right now, you can get the Birdfy feeder with AI features for $67 off during Memorial Day sales. The built-in AI technology can identify more than 6,000 bird species, including telling you whether a male or female is at your feeder. When a bird stops by your feeder, you’ll get notified through the app that there’s …

Birdfy Bird Bath Pro, Birdfy Feeder, and Birdfy Feeder 2 Duo Review

Birdfy Bird Bath Pro, Birdfy Feeder, and Birdfy Feeder 2 Duo Review

Published by skeptic

There are multiple companies making bird feeders with AI identification that send you pictures and info on the birds visiting your home, and Birdfy is one of the better-known brand names. I’ve reviewed and regularly use multiple Bird Buddy products, so when Birdfy asked if I wanted to give their bird feeders a look last winter, I said yes. Birdfy has a lot of bird feeder options at different prices, along with camera-equipped bird baths and bird houses. I’ve been testing the standard Birdfy Feeder ($170 with solar panel and lifetime AI included), the Birdfy Feeder 2 Duo ($360), and the Birdfy Bath Pro (currently $280) for the past five months, so I’m very familiar with the product options and the Birdfy software, which is a major factor when choosing a smart product. Birdfy products record bird visits, providing AI species identification and photos and videos that you can watch. You just need to put them in a spot that gets a decent Wi-Fi signal to view the birds that are coming to your area. …

10 EU countries want open season on fish-eating bird – POLITICO

10 EU countries want open season on fish-eating bird – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

The demand comes in a joint letter to Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall and Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis, seen exclusively by POLITICO. Sixteen agriculture and environment ministers from Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Croatia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania want the cormorant added to the list of huntable species under the EU’s flagship nature law, the 1979 Birds Directive. They are also pressing Brussels to set coordinated population targets across the bloc and to make it easier to shoot the bird outside hunting season. Estonian Agriculture Minister Hendrik Johannes Terras, who helped coordinate the letter, argued that the EU should be as willing to control cormorants as it is to control other predators. The bloc has loosened protections on wolves in recent years, and several countries cull invasive mink and raccoon dogs to protect ground-nesting birds. “If we are prepared to limit the number of smaller predators to protect bird species, then why shouldn’t we reduce predation pressure to protect fish?” he told POLITICO. “Nature should be viewed as a whole.” In the May …

Migratory bird numbers fall in Britain despite last year’s warm spring | Birds

Migratory bird numbers fall in Britain despite last year’s warm spring | Birds

Published by Jenni Sidey

After a mild, wet and stormy winter in the UK, spring 2025 was one of the warmest and driest ever, while the summer was the hottest since records began, most particularly in England and Wales. Good news, you might think, for migratory birds – especially for eight species of warblers that travel here from their winter quarters in Africa. Yet according to data from bird ringers, collated by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), last year’s breeding season was pretty disastrous. Four species – willow warbler, blackcap, garden warbler and common whitethroat – showed significant falls. Three others – sedge and reed warblers and lesser whitethroat – also declined, though less seriously. Only the chiffchaff, which winters closer to home in north Africa and Iberia, with some staying put in southern Britain, showed a rise in numbers. The BTO’s other major annual study, the breeding bird survey, revealed similarly mixed fortunes, notably for pigeons and doves. While woodpigeon and stock dove numbers continued to rise, the two smaller species, collared and turtle doves, continued their …

Best Gifts for Mom (2026): E-Readers, Digital Wall Calendar, Smart Bird Feeders

Best Gifts for Mom (2026): E-Readers, Digital Wall Calendar, Smart Bird Feeders

Published by skeptic

Look, I love a Kindle, but if you want to get the best e-reader for your buck, the answer is actually a Kobo. My favorite is the Kobo Libra Colour that’s cheaper than the Kindle Colorsoft and can also double as a digital notebook if you add on the $70 stylus. I also prefer Kobo’s annotating options; you can write right on the pages, instead of in weird pop-up margins and boxes only on Kindle. Kobo also has its own page-turner remote now, which I love to pair with a pillow stand holder so I can lean back and relax without holding up my e-reader at all while I read. I gave a similar pillow stand to my mom, and now I can spot her last reading spot easily because that pillow is resting there. Clear Listening Mujjo Echelon AirPods Pro 2 Case My husband and I got AirPods around the same time. We were late adopters and longtime fans of our Apple corded headphones. The AirPods 4 aren’t the WIRED team’s favorite for sound, …