CHICKADEES, WOODPECKERS AND HILARIOUS CLINGERS Clinging Birds include those with strong feet (like woodpeckers) that make it easy for them to run up and down a tree trunk, fence or even your backyard shed or birdfeeder pole. Clinger type birds can easily grasp onto a small surface to retrieve an insect or other tiny gnat [...]
December 22, 2008 – 12:00 am
The kind of bird seed banquet you offer the birds that come to your backyard in the winter determines what kinds of birds you get. As a general rule, black oil sunflower seeds are the preference of birds that visit tube and platform feeders. The following are the most common kinds of seeds used in [...]
November 19, 2008 – 12:00 am
‘Tis the season for feeding birds all across the United States, especially in those regions where it gets shivery cold and snowy. The selection of wild bird “seed” decorations for outdoor trees this season is something to behold. We don’t think that there has ever been such a unique selection of wild bird seed ornaments [...]
October 9, 2008 – 12:00 am
Why am I WILD about WOODY? A Phallic Symbol? I tend to disagree. Woodpeckers are beautiful and distinctly different than the average wild bird that visits our yard. Many of the woodpeckers that frequent our feeders are large and have unusual bright markings. The feeding antics of Woodpeckers and recognizable calls unique and heartwarming which [...]
September 15, 2008 – 12:00 am
Fall and Winter is for the birds! Actually, it’s not. We are starting to see signs of colder weather in the northern U.S. and it’s time to start thinking about keeping your backyard birds happy all winter if they do not migrate. Even in Southern states, it can become difficult for birds to find food. [...]
Did you know that wild bird feeding is the 2nd largest outdoor recreational hobby in the USA. (The first is gardening). Over 85 million people feed birds annually in the USA. The term “Birders” is used for people who feed birds. Why are there over 85 million birders in the USA? Well, there are some [...]
December 5, 2007 – 12:00 am
At the very time food becomes hard to get, cold weather increases the calorie requirements of birds. You can provide wild birds the nutrition they need at this time by offering seed mixes with a high fat and energy content, and offering suet, cakes of high-energy fat blended with seeds and nuts. The Pine Tree [...]
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