| Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) were mostly overlooked wildflowers until the last few decades, when they have gained significant popularity because of their association with Monarch butterflies. Milkweeds are vital to the Monarch butterfly life cycle, and adding the flowers to landscapes and gardens supports butterflies and other pollinators. |  |
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Feeding birds is a fun way to benefit wildlife and attract these creatures to your yard for your viewing pleasure. Winter is an especially good time to get started by feeding the cardinals, chickadees, titmice, finches, juncos, woodpeckers and other species that are year-round or winter residents in Kansas.
Food type, feeder type, and placement of food and feeders are all important for success in feeding birds, but the options can be overwhelming. Also, many guides to feeding birds are defined by the species and fail to account for seasonality. Novices are unlikely to know what birds they want to feed and when to put out specific types of food for them. |