Calling all Cardinals

Cardinals are big, lively and can easily be the star of the show. No, we’re not talking about Mark McGuire, Albert Pujols, or the pro baseball team (Go Cards!) — instead, we’re covering ways to attract our fine feathered-friends, whose bright colors often set them apart from the rest of the backyard birds.

Bring on the Blue Jays

Blue Jays are beautiful — yet still one of the most intelligent — backyard birds. Blue Jays are part of the Corvidae family, which means they’re curious and even demonstrate problem-solving skills, attributes that sometimes make it difficult to attract them to your feeder.