Nature Garden Update

American Goldfinches, April 2010

What can you find in a nature garden? Here’s an update on mine. I hope you’ll be inspired. Do let me know what is happening in yours.

Beautiful Birds

Back in December 2009 I asked the question How Long Does it Take Birds to Find a Feeder?

If you hang a feeder full of [...]

All About Bird Nesting

Bird Nest by Tobyotter

Spring is springing all over the place and birds are singing, displaying, traveling, or even getting ready to nest. I thought I’d share some great resources related to bird nesting.

Below you’ll find information on attracting birds and enjoying the bird breeding season in your nature garden. It’s a wonderful time for [...]

5 Ways to Winter Bird Watch with Kids

binoculars by plindberg

Winter is a great time to bird watch with kids in your nature garden and beyond. In winter, with the leaves off the trees, birds are more visible. Also, some birds may be winter visitors to your area – winter will be the only time to see them.

Watch Birds from Indoors or [...]

The Grackles’ Loss is My Gain

Hummingbird by Hart Curt

Most years, in spring, grackles come along and nest in a group of eastern red cedars on the fence-line of my property. I feel mean saying this, but over the Thanksgiving break I’ll be outside helping to fell those eastern red cedar trees. You might well be wondering why.

Eastern Red Cedars

Eastern [...]

How to Attract Birds by Mimicking Their Calls

Some people know how to attract wild birds by mimicking their calls, and I’m not talking here about using the type of goose call or duck call hunters use.

If you’ve ever wondered how to attract wild birds using calls, The Art of Pishing by Pete Dunne, not to be confused with the similar sounding phishing, [...]