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3 Easy Steps to a Delightful Bird Seed Garden

A red robin (Erithacus rubecula) foraging on the ground in an ecological garden. This bird is a regular garden companion. Wild bird habitats have been shrinking rapidly, but it’s easy to help restore...

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Choosing Bird-Friendly Lawn and Garden Accents

Birdies sitting at a birdbath on a summer day. Think Like a Bird! Remember, your vantage point is from overhead as you fly and perch. We humans often forget to look up, but tend to deal with the realm...

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I Love to Listen to the Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus Polyglottos) When my sister was young and still going to school, a mockingbird decided that the chimney on my parents’ house was just the high platform needed for...

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Creating Your Own Hummingbird Sanctuary Garden

Ruby Throated Hummingbirds Attract to a Trumpet Vine The essentials of a Hummingbird Sanctuary Garden start with rich, organic soil and colorful blooms they love. Plants designed to give them nesting...

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10 Rules for Choosing the Best Bird House

Purchasing a quality bird house is money well spent, and represents a good investment in the future of your backyard birds. Look for these features to determine the best one to buy: 1. The inside...

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Plant a Variety of Trees and Bushes for Your Bird Sanctuary

The Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) feeding her young one. My secret to a successful bird haven is selecting a variety of native tree and bush species in these three categories – deciduous, coniferous...

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Selecting the Best Evergreens for a Bird Sanctuary

My Mom and Dad had the best backyard. It not only provided a park-like setting that looked amazing, but it included a variety of trees at differing heights that offered food, shelter and a multitude...

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7 Fun Fall Bird Feeding Tips

Did you know that your backyard birds like to start gathering food for winter during the autumn months? If you don’t feed birds year round, fall is a great time to set up your bird feeding station....

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Make Your Own Homemade Bird Feeders

Would you like to have bird feeders in your yard but don’t want to buy them? Here are some ideas for you to make your own homemade bird feeders. Orange Feeder 1. Use an orange, lemon or lime citrus...

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Happy October!

Sparrow Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. -George Eliot  

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