I know it seems like it’s the wrong time of year to put your birdhouses out, but birds will study your garden even in the winter time. Birds will remember what you’ve put outdoors for them to use by observing your garden from trees or the roof peaks. Sometimes they will use it for shelter [...]
If you’ve never owned a birdhouse, or experienced a bird nesting in one of your birdhouses, you’ll soon be wishing you had one of your own unique birdhouses to sit and enjoy birds in your garden. It is a known fact that watching nature is one of the most relaxing, meditating aspects to calm the mind. [...]
June 14th, 2012, As I had said before in my blog of the Red Breasted Robin, that I would keep you updated on her status of her loose eggs. As you recall from the last blog she had laid them on two different ledges. Then our good friend Bob put them in her nest in [...]
First off I would like to say to my readers that I am sorry I’ve been building birdhouses, shooting photography, and doing shows of my craft instead of sitting down to blog. And now starting a new website on ETSY for my photo shots. So take a gander at www.etsy.com/shop/MichelesPhotography for Fine Art Photography by Michele. [...]
The Junco is one of many birds in Forest Falls to be seen year round. These birds have an unusual call to let their significant other know, “Hey Martha! It’s time to start building a nest for the youngsters to grow up in”. The Junco has a beautiful trill of notes while their head turns from [...]
As I sit out on my deck sipping my cup of Jo, I’ve placed roasted peanuts (not salted) for the blue jays in our neighborhood. It doesn’t take very long for those crazy birds to know that peanuts are there for the taking. I find myself laughing out loud watching how they pick them up [...]
Give birds time to find the birdhouse by putting them up right before spring. That will ensure that birds in your backyard will investigate and occupy in no time at all. It will also give them time to fly about to see how safe your garden is too. In my backyard I’ve put several birdhouses [...]
Sprouting Bird Seed To keep your bird feeder seed from sprouting take some time to sterilize the seed. This can be done with your microwave or an oven, but I prefer the microwave as it takes much less time. Using the microwave put up to 1 gallon of seed in a paper bag and cook [...]
