Connect with Nature!
Connect with Nature!
When it's freezing outside, it's tough for birds to find water to drink. Consider adding a birdbath de-icer to keep the water just above freezing -- you may see a lot of interesting birds taking advantage of your water supply. Read more...
If you have an aluminum pie plate, Backyard Bird Shop has everything else to create a no-freeze feeding station for Anna's Hummingbirds. Read more...
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When the days of cold rain begin to seem like they have gone on for months, I find myself peering out at the bedraggled balls of fluff at my feeders and wondering how birds survive these winters. The occasional droopy-looking sparrow or siskin reminds me that winters are not easy times for birds. Read more...
When cold winter storms hit the Portland Metro area, you may be lucky enough to see some new birds in your yard. As temperatures drop in the mountains and the foothills around us, birds move to lower elevations in search of food and warmer temperatures. Read more...
Introduce a Roosting Pocket or Roost Box to your backyard to help birds stay warm and protected through autumn and winter. Read more...
I used to think nothing much happened in my backyard. But a backyard journal helped me realize that interesting things happen every day! Read more...
The recent spell of sunny weather provided motivation for my much-needed garden chores. Between weeding and planting I was able to catch a glimpse of a couple of Golden Crowned Sparrows that will soon be on their way to nesting territory. Read more...
It is spring, so Audubon Society of Portland’s Wildlife Care Center will soon be busy handling the “huddled masses” of baby animals that find themselves at their doorstep. Often well-meaning backyard bird enthusiasts mistakenly believe they’re helping a baby bird in trouble, when less interference would be the best course of action. Read more...
Low fat diets may be good for people, but not for birds! Birds metabolize fat more efficiently than seed, so it helps birds maintain their high body temperatures. In the wild, birds scavenge animal fat from carcasses. Read more...
Sometimes, you’re glad to be in a mall food court or near a “restaurant row,” where enough choices are close by to please everybody. Have you thought of creating a Food Court for Birds in your back yard? Like people, birds have preferences about what, where, and how they like to eat. Here’s how you can build a Food Court for the birds in your neighborhood. Read more...
In November, it's time to ....... Read more...
Few things fascinate children as much as animals, so enthusiasm for backyard bird feeding can be shared by the entire family! As winter approaches, the care and feeding of backyard wildlife becomes my family’s counterpart to summer gardening activities. Read more...
In autumn you can provide natural sources of food by checking your impulse to clean up spent blossoms and stems, and instead let your annuals and perennials go to seed. Read more...
Halloween fun centers around frightening ourselves with creepy stuff like skeletons, ghosts and goblins, witches, monsters and ..... bats? Read more...
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