Water Is An Easy Start To Feeding If you're like me, you want to get the most enjoyment out of your back yard with the minimal amount of fuss. After all, when you're not spending time in your back yard, you don't want to be worrying about how you're going to keep up with it all. That's one of the reasons I like more permanent fixtures over portable ones. For instance, I love … [Read more...] about Start With A Bird Bath
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3 Ways To Attract More Goldfinches
Attract More Goldfinches Let's face it...who doesn't love to attract more goldfinches into their back yards! Their sweet vocalizations and little fights with each other are reason enough to love them. When you throw in the male's summer plumage, it's impossible not to want to see more of them. Over the years, I've tried different things to attract them. Some have worked and … [Read more...] about 3 Ways To Attract More Goldfinches
Top Five Ways To Shoot Great Nature Videos
Down and Dirty List To Shoot Better Nature Videos OK, so you're an avid birder. I get that. You enjoy just spending time staring at your backyard. You get a thrill watching all the characters back there interact with each other. How many times have you found yourself saying"Man, I wish I had that on video". Well, I'm here to tell you you've run out of excuses. The technology … [Read more...] about Top Five Ways To Shoot Great Nature Videos
BirdOculars Christmas Buying Guide
I wanted to put together a quick list of the things I think would make a great gift for your birding friends or yourself this holiday season. I've put this together from reviews I've done and things you've been coming to my site to read about. It's a quick list you can reference, read a bit about and move onto something else today. Hope you like and would love to hear your … [Read more...] about BirdOculars Christmas Buying Guide
How Not To Domesticate A Wild Rabbit
Recently, I've been tweeting about my backyard bunnies and their antics. I've been putting a wildlife mix on the patio at certain times and they've been happy to partake of it. This has brought a smile to my wife and I as we know the numbers are against rabbits surviving even their first year. To have two bunnies in our backyard we feel blessed but we also accept our … [Read more...] about How Not To Domesticate A Wild Rabbit
Have You Been Changing Your Birdbath Water?
If you live in the mid-south or anywhere else that's been locked in the 90's for a while I hope you've remembered your birds and backyard critters. I've had to change my birdbath water at least twice each day and clean them about every other day. They really appreciate it and I see it. For instance, I can usually tell when the water has gotten a tad murky because my goldfinches … [Read more...] about Have You Been Changing Your Birdbath Water?
A Fun Backyard Bird Hand Feeding Experiment
Quick Bird Hand Feeding Test This is something you can do early in the morning one weekend to see if hand feeding birds will work in your backyard. You need to have either chickadees or titmice for the best chance of success. Some people also have success with downy woodpeckers. Here's the basic plot. Take Down Your Feeders For this to work, you have to make sure … [Read more...] about A Fun Backyard Bird Hand Feeding Experiment
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