Take A Mini Break Every Day I'm a firm believer that we spend way too much time hurrying to our next destination without enjoying where we are now. This exercise will benefit you in ways you never expected because it's not just about staring out into your backyard. It's about being grateful for all that you see. … [Read more...] about Staring Out At Your Backyard
Archives for October 2010
Use A Pole Feeder Station System
Pole Feeder Station Puts More In One Place Luckily, when I started out I did't just drive to my local Walmart, buy any platform feeder with any flimsy pole and stick it up in my yard with any old crap bird seed mix. What I did was go to Wild Birds Unlimited and spoke with one of their people. They recommended the pole feeder station system I now have. It's been in … [Read more...] about Use A Pole Feeder Station System
Making A Pact With Squirrels
Did You Say A Pact? Ok, before you go rolling your eyes thinking this is one of those posts claiming if you feed your squirrels they'll leave your feeders alone, don't worry. I'm not going to try to sell you that bill of goods. My seventeen seasons of backyard bird feeding have taught me different. You don't make a pact with squirrels. Allow me to … [Read more...] about Making A Pact With Squirrels
Birding Quick Tips Series Announced
Sometimes It's Just The Little Things As an avid backyard birder, I spend a lot of my time thinking of ways to increase my enjoyment of the birds I have, getting more birds into my yard and making sure all visitors find something they like while feeling safe. I go out of my way to actively discourage nuisance birds and to make the environment one that I would want to come to … [Read more...] about Birding Quick Tips Series Announced
BirdOculars Gets Complete Facelift 10-04-10
After three years, we've outgrown our current web digs and we're getting a facelift. It's high time we got a new image on the web and we think we've found one. What started out as a binocular blog has evolved into a backyard birding site and we needed to be able to reflect that. The current theme we're using, while it has gone through tons of changes and modifications, is … [Read more...] about BirdOculars Gets Complete Facelift 10-04-10