Helping You Learn More About Birdwatching
Oatmeal has gained an excellent reputation for being one of the healthiest ways to start a day for humans, but as a keen birdwatcher, I can’t help but wonder does that healthy option transfer to birds. Yes, you can feed birds oatmeal. In fact, due to oatmeal being small in […]
It’s Saturday and you’re planning to make some bird seed balls from the large pack of seed that you just purchased the other day. You gather your ingredients and discover that you don’t have any lard in the house. You don’t feel like going on a shopping expedition to find […]
Late spring is peak breeding season for blue jays and the best time to attract them to your yard. Place a blue jay bird feeder now and enjoy these beautifully blue birds in your backyard all summer. Blue jays around bird feeders is a hot topic because they are not […]
Hummingbirds love nectar and sugar water and if you put a feeder (see our top 10 favourites here!) in your garden for them, they’ll enjoy coming to feed. The best time to put out your hummingbird feeders will depend on where you live. In some southern areas of the country […]
Watching hummingbirds feed is always a delight, especially when they’re feeding from a food source you placed. But as more birds visit the feeding station, you’ll need to clean the feeder more often. The best way to clean hummingbird feeders is to first discard any nectar left inside, then disassemble […]
When looking for the best hummingbird feeder, there are a variety of things you will need to take into consideration. While the gracious hummingbird is tiny in size, they are highly intelligent, meaning they will not be fooled, so you need to get every detail just perfect to create the ideal bird […]
Hummingbirds love nectar, so if you put out a feeder, there’s a good chance they’ll come and visit your garden. Unfortunately, they’re not the only ones who are attracted to the sweet smell of the sugary nectar. So, if you’re not careful you could find your feeder full of ants, […]
Raccoons are classed as omnivores which means that they will eat both meat and vegetation. However, they do eat bird seed and will generally raid your bird feeders at night because they’re nocturnal. How To Keep Raccoons Out Of Your Bird Feeders If you want to ensure that the raccoons […]
Let’s face it, you fill your bird feeder every few days to attract the local bird life into your yard, not to feed the chipmunks, right? So how do you keep those pesky chipmunks out of your bird feeder? Luckily, there are a few things that you can do to […]
If you put food out for the birds, you’ll know they can be pretty messy eaters. Seed on the ground not only looks untidy, but it also attracts unwanted visitors to your garden. Birds are simply picking out the food they prefer, and discarding the rest. Why Do Birds Seem […]