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How to get chickadees to nest in your garden

Serious Bird by Navicore

My garden was deserted, not a bird in sight.

Suddenly a blue jay was cawing and the birds appeared. Were they following the blue jay? Actually, no, I was wrong.

The leaders of the bird world are in fact chickadees. Other birds follow chickadees to find food.

Get a chickadee to nest in your [...]

Hike Kansas by earlycj5

“The prairie is absorbing, captivating, even overpowering.” – Alison Kerr, 2010

Natural landscapes are captivating in a way most gardens are not.

What can we learn from the Kansas prairie which we can apply to the design of our nature gardens? Wouldn’t we all like a garden which is captivating?

How a natural landscape [...]

Great white hunters by WireLizard

“You and I can change the world, it’s obvious, we (humans) already have.” Alison Kerr, 2010

First, a little history lesson.

It’s incredible

In 1813 John James Audubon made the following observations on the passenger pigeon (I quote from The Story of my Boyhood and Youth by John Muir).

“Not less exciting and memorable [...]

Female American robin by kevincole

“In the spring robins dance with me in the garden. I dig; they dig. They sing, my heart rejoices.” Alison Kerr, 2010

Where do robins go in the winter? Do they leave for warmer climes?

Robin joy

The cute British robin, Erithacus rubicula, stays put in winter and is arguably the most adorable [...]

New Bird Feeder by ahisgett

If you haven’t already got at least one bird feeder in your nature garden you’re going to want to add one. Here is why.

It’s Easy

Hanging a bird feeder in your garden is one of the easiest ways to get started with nature gardening.

You don’t need to know precisely which kind [...]