More on Hummingbirds In the spring hummingbirds will be on the move thru the Great Plaines north to nest. They do nest along the Missouri River valley as well as other heavily treed riparian areas in the Central Plaines. If you want to attract these little jewels as they pass through have your hummingbird feeder…
The Pioneers Park Nature Center Most every school child has a story about the nature center. In the 1930’s, three small ponds were dug on the land that would become Lincoln’s own Nature Center with the hope they would be a waterfowl refuge. This 40 acre wildlife sanctuary, located within Lincoln’s Pioneers Park, was originally…
► A hummingbird will take about 250 breaths per minute while at rest. ► Hummingbirds are the tiniest birds in the world. ► Hummingbirds have an average life span of about 5 years. ► An average sized hummingbird will have about 940 feathers. ► A hummingbird’s heart beats up to 1,260 times per minute and…
Our bird feeders are certainly a source of relaxation and enjoyment as we sit on our decks and patios with thoughts of snow well behind us, for now. But Wild Bird Habitat would like to encourage everyone to take the time and look beyond the bird feeders during the summer months. There are many birds…
Nebraska! One Of The Last Great Prairies Encounter some of the largest remaining tracts of prairie in North America and see • The largest concentration of Greater Prairie-Chickens in the Central Great Plains • A large numbers of Great Plains Sharp-tailed Grouse & Long-billed Curlew • Ferruginous Hawks, prairie-dogs, Burrowing Owls, , pronghorn antelope, bighorn…
Sharp-shinned Hawk photo by: Cheryl Samusevich
Dear Mr. Titterington, The UPS labels arrived yesterday. Thank you very much! I am so grateful to you for your courtesy that I can’t wait for another opportunity to order some more bird equipment from you! Sincerely, Louise – Palo Alto California Dear Wild Bird Habitat Store: Thank you very much! I received the parts…
Wild Bird Habitat Store’s January News Notes January Ramblings Birds in the month of January January News Notes Caring for backyard birds in winter Get ready now for the 13th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Details inside. Share watching birds at the feeders with your kids, family, friends and guests. Continue to watch your feeders…
This is the major month for the ducks and geese to move off their northern breeding grounds as they head for open waters to the south. If you are fortunate enough to see thousands of geese taking off in unison from a lake or wetland, you will not soon forget the thrill. In the Midwest…
The Wild Bird Habitat Store Has Landed In Omaha The Wild Bird Habitat Store opened on October 1,1993, in a little house on Orchard Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. One year later we expanded to south Lincoln opening our main location in the Alamo Plaza at 56th & Hwy 2. Between 1995 and 1998 this Lincoln…