Bird watching is fun, from backyard birding to the great outdoors, wild birds are fascinating to watch. You probably found my blog because you are a beginner looking for information on bird watching; I want to help you and other beginners to find what you need. I have put together the following guide to help people get started with bird …
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 have been wondering – does a bird nesting box need …
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 of nesting boxes you can use in your garden, what …
How To Encourage Robins To Use A Nest 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 to find out more about how to encourage robins to …
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 is the best time to put up a bird box …
Working Out Which Type Of Bird Feeder To Use
If you want to start feeding birds in your garden, or even from an apartment balcony, it can be a great hobby. If you put some suitable bird food out, the birds will come. It might take a while but you will see visitors. When I started I did not know which food to use, or which type of bird …
Garden Bird Feeders Spread Disease : Fact or Fiction?
I have been reading a lot lately about cleaning and washing bird feeders. Is it really necessary? Surely I fill them with seed, the birds come, they take the seed then I refill – simple! Now I am told that bird feeders spread disease. So, what are the dangers of bird feeders and should I worry if I touched dried …
Using Cayenne Pepper In Bird Seed
Depending on where you live, you may be suffering the unwanted attention of squirrels around your bird feeders. Rodents, vermin, pests – call them what you will, they are a nuisance around bird feeders. So, what can we do to stop squirrels from stealing the bird food? I have heard of using cayenne pepper but, is using cayenne pepper in …
Are Birds Attracted To Certain Colours?
For a while now (and for no particular reason) I have been using colour neutral feeders in my garden. When I recently bought a peanut feeder I was interested to find out if its green colouring would have any effect on the birds that visit. I started to wonder – are birds attracted to certain colours? Birds have excellent eyesight …
How To Encourage Green Woodpecker To Feed In Your Garden
I live in an area populated by the Green Woodpecker and one of my neighbours has seen them in her garden a number of times, including a baby one. I am fascinated by these creatures and I want to know how to encourage green woodpeckers to feed in my garden. The green woodpecker is the largest of the UK’s woodpecker population. …
