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Protecting Backyard Birds in Winter Months

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:48:49 +0000

Winter is a tough time of year for most backyard birds. Food is scarce, cold weather demands more calories just to keep warm, and the ice and snow cover what food is available. Here are some things to do to help your local birds through the winter months.

Title: Keeping Your Birds From Freezing In Winter Storms

Build Your Own Birdhouse Kits

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:55:45 +0000

There are millions of homes with a birdhouse in the back yard. It's a great way to get a little bit of nature attracted to your home. Not all birds will nest in a birdhouse, but those that will are among the most popular, including blue birds and wrens.

Attracting Birds to Your Yard – Bird Feeders, Bird Baths, and More

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:21:02 +0000

Attracting birds to your back yard will involve more than just putting up a bird house and hoping for the best. Here are some tips on feeding birds and maintaining your bird bath and more.

Platform Bird Feeders – Using a Platform Feeder to Attract Birds

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:05:33 +0000

A platform feeder is one of the most versatile types of bird feeders. That can be use to attract many types of birds, for example they are one of the best for attracting cardinals. Here are a few more ideas for using platform bird feeders.

Attracting Orioles to Your Yard – Oriole Food and Feeders

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:47:32 +0000

Orioles are a favorite of many bird lovers because of the distinctive orange and black colors they display. Their feeding habits can be somewhat like a hummingbird, but you typically don't want to use hummingbird food in your oriole feeder. Here's a look at the differences that you will find in oriole food and oriole feeders.

Hummingbird Food – Making Your Own Hummingbird Nectar

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:10:06 +0000

Here's a quick review of the recipe for making your own hummingbird food.

Hummingbird Food Recipe – How to Make Hummingbird Food
By J Ruppel

Hummingbirds are probably one of the most popular birds that people try to attract to their yards. Of course one of the simplest ways to attract them is to add to your yard the plants that they naturally feed on. This can include flowering plants like honeysuckle or trumpet creepers. But you may not be able to locate these where you can easily see them, so the next best solution is to mount a hummingbird feeder where you can see it, and that means you will need to fill it with hummingbird food.

Cardinal Bird Feeder – Best Feeder for Attracting Cardinals

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:13:20 +0000

One bird almost any homeowner loves to attract is the cardinal. Cardinals are easily recognized because of their brilliant colors, so attracting cardinals is something many birdwatchers like to do. Here's some thoughts on how to attract cardinals to your bird feeder, and what is the best feeder to attract cardinals.

Hummingbird Feeder Plans – Build a Hummingbird Feeder

admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:42:23 +0000

One of the all time favorite feeders to build is a hummingbird feeder. While there are many types, including ornate glass hummingbird feeders, you can easily make one yourself. Here are some plans to make a hummingbird feeder.

Title: Building Your Own Humming Bird Feeder

Birds Flying Into Windows – Bird Decals and Other Ideas

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:13:28 +0000

We have all seen birds fly or crash into windows. This is not only bad for the bird, but it's disturbing for the homeowner as well. Why do birds do this, and are there some things we can do to keep birds from crashing into our windows? Are they attacking the house, or simply don't see it?

Most of the time it's not what they see inside the building that they are flying to. In fact, it's often difficult to see in the house from outside, especially during the day when this usually happens. In addition, there is little inside that would typically be attractive to birds. It's more likely that the reflection of the outside world as seen on the window is what's grabbing their attention, reflections of clouds and trees give them the sense that it's simply an extension of where they are at. As you can imagine, this is more likely for windows that have a mirrored reflective coating or tinted coating designed to reduce the sun's heating, but it can happen often with "clear" windows as well , especially on days when it's bright outside and dark in the room.