I learned something this past winter about backyard birds I wasn’t aware of regarding what some birds, more precisely house finches, can eat during winter… Read More »Even An Old Apple Tree Can Attract A Few Birds To The Backyard During The Winter.
I’ll be quite honest, my fondness for dandelions started by laziness but was abruptly nurtured and grown by accident one spring day several years ago.… Read More »Want To Attract More Birds To The Backyard, Try Leaving Those Dandelions Alone.
When it comes to backyard plants, I have what someone could describe as a love-hate relationship with the pyracantha bush, also commonly referred to as… Read More »A Most Unruly Bush That Attracts Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings During The Winter
If you are wanting to help the monarch butterfly by planting milkweed in your own backyard but, like many of us, you’re a bit hesitant… Read More »A Quick And Easy Way To Separate Milkweed Seeds From The Silk
For attracting birds to one’s backyard, nothing is as simple and effective as adding a good old-fashioned birdbath. Birds need to have daily access to… Read More »Attract More Birds To Your Backyard With Moving Water
Attracting and feeding birds in the backyard is quite an enjoyable activity for sure. I do it and have done it for many years now.… Read More »Keeping The Mesh Thistle Seed Bird Feeder Clean
To the casual observer, it looks like a weed, but to the avid nature lover, it is a vital piece of the monarch butterfly’s literal… Read More »Keep Your Milkweed Seeds From Spreading
When it comes to the different types of wild bird feeders used to purposely attract both finches and goldfinches to the backyard, there are indeed… Read More »Do Sock Feeders Work For Finches And Goldfinches?
If you are trying to enhance the yard for pollinators, particularly bees and butterflies, providing nectar-bearing flowers is essential throughout the growing season. Aster is… Read More »Is Aster Good For Bees And Butterflies?
Bees are known to play an important part in our world by helping the pollination process for much of the world’s crops and food supply… Read More »Does Lamb’s Ear Attract Bees?
I am fascinated by nature, even more so by what kinds and how much of nature we can actually have in our own backyards to… Read More »Do Backyard Dragonfly Ponds Actually Attract Dragonflies?
Winter birding in the backyard is one of the most enjoyable activities I have personally ever done. It is quite relaxing to sit and watch… Read More »Attract More Winter Birds With Water
One of the most enjoyable and rewarding ways to attract birds to your backyard is to plant beneficial vegetation for birds. Birds need cover and… Read More »Plant Russian Sage For More Goldfinches In The Backyard
With the onset of summer just around the corner, one of the most anticipated and watched-for creatures that visit my backyard is, without question, the… Read More »Planting Showy Milkweed For The Monarch Butterfly
As I begin to transform my 1.3 acres of grass to a more suitable environment for birds, bees, and, of course, butterflies, I find myself… Read More »Planting The Rocky Mountain Bee Plant For Hummingbirds (Cleome serrulata)
The two biggest joys for me as a backyard bird watcher are seeing new species of birds in the yard and finding better ways to… Read More »Attract More Finches And Goldfinches With Shelled Sunflower Seeds
Feeding wild birds is a fun and very relaxing hobby. I have done it for many years now, and I will continue to do it… Read More »What Birds Eat From Tube Feeders?
What is it about backyard bird feeding that is just so darn relaxing? Honestly, I don’t know. I just don’t rightfully know. As a backyard… Read More »Keeping Sparrows Away From Finch Feeders
Yesterday, while watching one of our tube feeders filled with nyjer seed, I noticed a substantial amount of chickadees were coming to our humble offering.… Read More »Feeding Chickadees Nyjer (Thistle) Seed
Bird watching in your own backyard can be a very relaxing and enjoyable part of the day. For me at least, there is nothing quite… Read More »Simple Tips For Attracting House Finches To Your Backyard
