Wild Birds | Loving Nature's Garden

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 [...]

Dark-eyed junco by dobak

When it comes to attracting birds to your winter garden, just think of your own basic needs: food, water, and shelter.

Being without basic necessities is a scary thought. In winter, that fear is very real for birds.

Cold food, no water

I remember well the ice storm of January 2002.

First came the ice, [...]

California quail by Teddy Llovet

There is no doubt that the holidays are a time of excess for many of us.

Looking back over the years, I see the day after Christmas as the day when stress and tiredness begins to surface.

Christmas past

One of my favorite presents when I was a kid was the selection box [...]

Black capped chickadee by Noel Zia Lee

“Nature dangles her secrets right below our noses, yet we rarely notice.” – Alison Kerr, 2010

I was snuggled up in bed reading a book, Beyond the Bird Feeder, given to me by a really good friend.

Suddenly this sentence jumped out at me, “… occasionally chickadees or nuthatches will [...]

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 [...]