Winter Bird Feeding By: Dave Titterington The Wild Bird Habitat Store October! A time of change. Winter will soon be settling in across the Central Great Plains and the signs are everywhere. Shorter daylight hours are changing the leaves from summer greens to autumn’s gold, red, and orange. The sweet aroma of a wood fire…
Rachel Martin, a volunteer for an after school education program with a special group of kids, have been discussing different types of birds and the hobby of bird watching. In their research on the topic they located an article that I want to pass along to others at the request of these students. Bird watching…
We have just had our first taste of temperatures below freezing on the Great Plains. Many folks may be left with a thin layer of ice on their bird baths. The weather is going to warm, but this is just a reminder of what is to come. Now is a great time to…
More About Wild Bird Habitat’s Quality Wild Bird Feeds NutraSaff Safflower, also known as Golden Safflower, an extremely thin outer hull. Birds will have an easier time digesting and extracting the meal from NutraSaff safflower seeds. NutraSaff provides higher energy with less waste than traditional safflower. Here are more attributes and benefits: Hulless – No…
At Wild Bird Habitat we receive quite a few reports from people seeing hawks around their bird feeders and occasionally, if they do not actually witnessing the hawk catching a bird, they will find a pile of feathers on the ground, nothing else. During the summer months it is most likely a Cooper’s hawk, but…
Attractor Plugs are specially made from high quality non-rendered beef suet with a nutritional supplement of essential vitamins, minerals, electrolytes and protein added to ensure healthy birds and keep them coming back for more. Don’t be tricked into buying cheap imitation plugs that may feed birds to death because they are not full of vitamins…
Did you just purchase a bag of Nyjer thistle seed but you’re not attracting any finch to your thistle feeder? Caution must be taken to assure the thistle seed you purchase is fresh or the finch you are trying to attract will reject it. Nyjer thistle seed is imported from Ethiopia and India. When it…
It’s November and already we have seen the snows creep steadily closer with accumulations not far off. The days seem even shorter now after rolling back time earlier in the month with the light casting long dark shadows by the afternoon. The trees have become mostly barren with a few leafy blotches of gold, orange,…
Most people have little trouble recognizing a variety of common birds like Cardinals, Blue Jays, Crows, or American Robins. But you happen to be out in your yard or on a walk and you see a bird that you don’t recognize. Curiosity is the first step in identifying a bird. You want to know…
Many folks have developed a less than appreciative view of Blue Jays. Often thought of as “backyard bullies” and “nest robbers” these extremely intelligent members of the Corvidae family which includes Crows, Ravens and Magpies, has been unjustly stereotyped. Other more desirable birds such as the House Wren can cause as much damage spearing eggs…