As the summer months approach, hummingbirds are a top backyard visitor among avid birders. If you have a hummingbird feeder, or numerous hummingbird feeders in your yard, it is no secret how quickly these active birds can drink your feeders dry. While store-bought hummingbird nectar is a great solution to easily keep your feeders full, […]

Bird watching has become one of the fastest growing outdoor recreational pursuits. However, we often wonder does the act of pursuing birds have any impact on their health? With plenty of bad news about human impacting wildlife around our planet, it is uplifting to have some encouraging news: Bird watching is not harmful to birds! […]

The winter months here in the great white north can prove to be challenging for birds, animals and even us humans. When Mother Nature lets the slow fly and lowers the temperatures in the negative double digits, regular maintenance is the key to keeping your backyard birds fed and their energy levels high. This time […]

The holiday season can sometimes be a busy and hectic time of year for some of us, but we all seem to find a little downtime around the Christmas break. It is a time of year when many of us are spending time with those we love most and taking part in many seasonal activities. […]

After a quick stroll outside, it is easy to determine that old man winter is very much on his way for most of us, including our feathered friends.  When the temperatures drop, our winter birds need to maintain a high level of calorie intake to aid them in building up the proper body heat they […]

This tiny black bird seed has been a favorite choice for a variety of bird enthusiasts for a number of decades now, and is also a preferred snack to a number of smaller clinging garden birds you can find in your backyard. This seed is particularly fine in nature, and is often confused with thistle, […]

This is another common question we field most days in the store; how on earth do I keep the areas around my feeders as clean as possible, and avoid future growth of weeds and other unwanted plant life? It’s a problem that plagues a great number of backyard birders, and can attract some unwanted visitors […]