If you are new to back garden birding, you may want to take a look through this page. I have put together a list of things you will need to get started. Some things are essential, while others are things I wish I had known when I first started – …
Are Squirrel Baffles Effective (and how do baffles keep squirrels away)?
Squirrels can be a problem for back garden birders, although many are happy to see them and feed them alongside the visiting birds. If you are not a fan of sciurus carolinensis and you have been searching for a solution, you may have come across something called a squirrel baffle. …
Do Bird Feeders Need To Be Cleaned?
There are so many choices of bird feeder out there; simple bird tables, plastic tube feeders, metal cage feeders, even fancy spring-loaded squirrel-proof feeders. One thing is for sure – over time they will all become dirty and show signs of wear. Today I am going to be looking at …
How To Make A Log Feeder For Woodpeckers (with photos!)
Woodpeckers are great – they look good and they are fascinating to watch. The trouble is that where I live they don’t appear that often. I hear them in the trees nearby but I wanted to know how I could attract them to my garden. Is it even possible to …
How Do You Attract Birds Quickly? The Five Steps To Success
Attracting birds to your feeders can be hit and miss, whether in a garden or on a balcony. Whilst there are a number of things you can do to encourage birds to come and feed, it is not quite an exact science and birds are not always predictable. So, how …
5 Things That Stop Squirrels Using Bird Feeders (that actually work)
Love them or hate them, squirrels can be a nuisance at a bird feeder – small birds are scared away, expensive bird seed gets wasted and, more importantly squirrels can cause serious damage to our homes if encouraged to stay. So how do you keep squirrels from eating bird seed? …
How To Care For Your Nesting Box
In this post I am going to go through some of the best ways to maintain and protect a bird nesting box. I first thought about this when I started noticing how high on buildings some nesting boxes are. Given that so many are not easy to get to, I …
Types Of Nesting Box For Garden Birds – A Buyer’s Guide
Are you looking to buy a bird nesting box for your garden? Maybe you have been given one as a gift. Do you even know the first thing about bird boxes, otherwise known as nesting boxes? In this post I am going to show you some of the different types …
How To Get A Robin To Use A Nesting Box
A friend gave me a ‘robin teapot nester’ for my birthday a year or two ago. I put in amongst a large Laurel bush in my back garden but never had any success. I have noticed how often a certain robin visits my garden and the feeders. Now I want …
Garden Bird Nesting Boxes – How, Where & When To Use Them
I have had bird feeders in my garden for some time now, with some pretty good results. I often wonder where the birds go to when they leave the feeders. Now I am wondering whether my back garden is a suitable place to use a bird nesting box. But when …
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