Heard It Through The Grapevine I was in Walmart the other day and ran into John who worked in the garden center. I was looking for the Morning Song Squirrel and Critter Food and I was unable to find it. That's when John saw me and asked me what I was looking for. When I told him he said most definitely that they will not be carrying that any more. He said that Pennington will … [Read more...] about Walmart To Start Handling Pennington Seed
Connecting During The Holidays and Beyond
Connecting With Family This past weekend, my wife and I went to visit her family a few hours from here. It was really good to get out of the house and usher in the holiday season with this trip. The occasion was the annual Christmas party that they have. It was good to see people I normally do not throughout the year. Normally, everybody's got something going on and it's hard … [Read more...] about Connecting During The Holidays and Beyond
I’ve Got Red Breasted Nuthatches!
First Time In Almost Ten Years While this may be an everyday occurrence for many of you, I have not had a red breasted nuthatch since I started feeding birds almost 10 years ago! I've had an occasional white breasted nuthatch and they are supposed to be numerous as close as Knoxville but this is my first ever red breasted nuthatch. They are shown in my Stokes Guide as being … [Read more...] about I’ve Got Red Breasted Nuthatches!
Brome Squirrel Buster Review
Background A few months ago, I was contacted by Brome Bird Care about reviewing one of their feeders for my blog. Because I have many squirrels in my backyard I chose the Squirrel Buster Peanut Plus feeder. Shortly after that, I received the feeder free of charge to put through its paces. I'm telling you this in the interest of disclosure. However, it should be noted that … [Read more...] about Brome Squirrel Buster Review
Time To Get Your Backyard Ready For Winter
Winter Brings New Challenges For Wildlife It can be very difficult for birds, squirrels and other wildlife to obtain food during the winter. Especially in less rural areas. This requires that you make some changes. The very minimum you should do are: Clean your feeders if you haven't regularly Consider adding new feeders to reduce congestion Replace any leaky or broken … [Read more...] about Time To Get Your Backyard Ready For Winter
Goodbye Little House Finch
I have a pretty active backyard. A lot of birds come and go every day. I've gotten to know most of them by name. One of these, sadly, that I have not gotten to know very well are the house finches I have. Mainly, because there's just too many of them most of the time. Yesterday, I got a chance to get to know at least one of them a little better if only for a short time. I … [Read more...] about Goodbye Little House Finch
My Bunnies Are Back
My Warm Weather Companions After posting about my bunnies disappearing during the winter and spring, somewhere around the middle of June I spotted my first visitor. It was the tiniest little bunny I think I've seen for a while. I've always been amazed at how they seem to not be around when I would think they would welcome help feeding. When you consider how much more danger … [Read more...] about My Bunnies Are Back
Why I Love My Squirrels
Living With Squirrels in the Real World Mention squirrels to most backyard birders and you'll get a glazed over stare somewhere between amusement and terror. When I started feeding birds in my backyard I too was concerned. After all, the property backs up to woods so I knew there was a potentially large supply of the little critters not too far away. Over the years we … [Read more...] about Why I Love My Squirrels