Nature News
5/1/2008
NEW - The Ploys of Summer
Some of your birds have a favorite food that moves and grooves like a Slinky – Mealworms! ...more5/1/2008
NEW - Common Sense Lawn Care That Cares For The Birds
Here are some common sense ideas for a healthier lawn without the use of excessive chemicals that may be harmful to the environment ...more4/17/2008
Prepare Early For Your Spring Guests!
Hummingbirds show up in the south as early as January or February and in the north by April or May, so get ready now for these diminutive diners. ...more
4/17/2008
Bird Chat Q & A - Hummingbirds
So, you have questions about hummingbirds? Learn the answers to four common questions about hummingbirds and how to feed them. Got more questions? Call or come by and ask us....more
4/1/2008
Bye Bye Blues…Hello Bluebirds!
It’s spring and blue is in the air, or rather bluebirds are in the air! Singing, mating and looking for that perfect bluebird nesting box where they will raise their babies. ...more
4/1/2008
Spring Break: Hummingbird Style
Spring Break is a time when many families and college co-eds head south for some rest and relaxation. For hummingbirds, springtime is not break time. ...more
3/1/2008
If They Only Had A Home
"Close your eyes, and tap your heels together three times."
That may be the way to get home from the wonderful Land of Oz, but for wild birds looking for a place to raise their families during spring nesting season, things can be a bit more complicated. ......more
3/1/2008
Makin’ Whoopee – Bird Style!
Most birds mate for only one season – and only one reason. Some species, however, mate for life while others mate multiple times during one season! ......more
3/1/2008
You Just Found A Baby Bird? What Do You Do?
The best thing to do if you find a baby bird is to leave it alone. If the bird appears as though it has fallen from a nest
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2/4/2008
Guess Who's Been Coming to Dinner
Have you recently looked at your full bird feeders and not seen a single bird?
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2/1/2008
(Bird) Fun You Can Count On
Introducing the Great Backyard Bird
Count, an important study that helps
better define bird ranges, populations,
migration pathways and habitat needs.
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1/17/2008
Sparrows Are Sensational!
A sparrow is a sparrow is a sparrow. Right? Wrong!
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1/1/2008
The Benefits of Being Grounded
Being grounded means one thing to a teenager who was out past curfew. It means something totally different for birds like sparrows. To them, it means – Time to chow down!
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12/1/2007
'Tis the (Bird) Season
It's the time for cheerful songs that discuss everything from a talking snowman to that mischevious Jack Frost who is up to his nose-nipping ways again......more11/1/2007
The Goldfinch & Squirrel Connection
Goldfinches and squirrels. Both are inhabitants of our backyards, yet bird lovers tend to have opposite feelings about each.....more10/10/2007
Puttin' Pizazz in Your Backyard
Variety is the spice of life. With autumn underway and winter just around the corner, there's no better way to spice up your backyard than by having a variety of birds choose your place as their favorite dining spot....more9/1/2007
Looking Out for the Little Ones
Given the choice between the big bully and the undersized kid who would lose 99% of the time, we root faithfully for that slim 1%, come-from-behind, Cinderella story ...more7/1/2007
Beating the Heat this Summer
Well, July is here, promising to bring with it the kind of scorching temperatures that will make you feel like you're on the set of "Lawrence of Arabia."...more5/1/2007
Born to Burn Calories
They may be half helicopter and half bird, but hummingbirds are totally cool. ...more4/2/2007