Birds that thrive in the proximity of people and dine at backyard feeders delight nature enthusiasts.

Bittner later concluded that human feeding of the wild birds in parks (as opposed to backyard feeders) was a bad idea.

If the birds were not bothered occasionally, they might become, in an urbanized state like Connecticut, "backyard feeders" that people might encourage by leaving out seed.

They flock to backyard feeders offering small seeds.

Counters at home will keep a record of birds visiting their backyard feeders.

They also hunt songbirds at backyard feeders, perching nearby then swooping down and scattering the birds to a single one out in flight.

Some birds come to rely very heavily on backyard feeders and have trouble finding wild food.

On summer evenings, they like to take in the view of the rolling hillsides that surround their home and watch the birds visit their backyard feeder.

Bird watchers may join others in the field or monitor their backyard feeders, devoting as many hours as is convenient.

THE very windows bird lovers use to see who feasts at backyard feeders can be hazardous for their feathered friends, a survey of feeder-watchers has found.