Great tit birds eating on a bird feeder - Jeremy Edwards/Getty Images Birds are important to my garden practice as a permaculture specialist. They are brilliant pest controllers, and they're ...

Are you struggling to attract robins to your yard? Tired of looking out your window just to find these charismatic and eye-catching birds flocking to your neighbor's yard instead of your own?

Birds are important to my garden practice as a permaculture specialist. They are brilliant pest controllers, and they're fascinating to watch, too. I love seeing how many species my garden can support ...

However, while ground feeding isn't essential for them, you'll frequently see them dropping to the ground beneath feeders to peck at the loose, fallen seeds. Male cardinals have that stunning ...