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Springtime...and the behavior is Strange!

It's the time of year when birds start drumming, calling, preening and generally acting somewhat odd. Male Woodpeckers tap loudly on chimneys, house siding, and hollow trees to mark their territories and to attract a female. This behavior can continue for a few weeks. Unfortunately, woodpeckers a...

Spring Cleaning

The windows are washed, the lawn is raked and the garage is cleaned out. How about your bird feeders? It is important to provide a safe feeding environment for your backyard birds. Feeders should be dismantled and carefully cleaned once a month or more often if yours is especially busy. A solu...

Raccoons

Raccoons are primarily nocturnal but are active in daylight if there is an abundance of food easily available.  Their diet is diverse-nuts, grains, berries, small rodents, insects, worms and pet food, etc. They are highly intelligent, curious mammals with amazing dexterity in their front paws. Beca...

The Importance of Water

You’ve installed your feeders, filled them with quality seed and are now enjoying the traffic. Your trees and shrubs have provided protection and shelter, but there is still one missing element-water!   Many backyard birding enthusiasts do not realize how important water is to the s...

More than just a decoration

Your Christmas tree has brought joy and cheer to your home over the holiday season but you can give it a second life…one that is arguably even more valuable than as Yuletide decor-with these tips from organicgardening.com: Give it to the birds: Move the tree-in its stand or leaning again a fenc...