Discouraging Starlings and Grackles
An onslaught of starlings and grackles can be very discouraging to the backyard bird feeding enthusiast. They eat us out of house and home and then, to make matters worse,...
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Deter Squirrels with Hot Pepper
Deter Squirrels with Hot Pepper
If there’s one thing that will heat up a meal, it’s hot peppers! Whether raw, cooked, chopped, seeds in or out, the variety of hot peppers and the heat and...
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Squirrel Proof Bird Feeding
Squirrel Proof Bird Feeding
Many backyard bird lovers are ambivalent towards our furry critter friends, the squirrels. People either adore them or despise them, with not much middle ground. Regardless of your feelings toward these clever...
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Wire Cage Feeders—Why You Need One!Wire Cage Feeders—Why You Need One!
Large nuisance birds like grackles, starlings, and cowbirds, along with squirrels, can present a challenge for backyard birders. They often monopolize bird feeders, consuming seed until it’s completely wiped out!...
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Where’s the Best Place to Put a Bluebird House?
Where’s the Best Place to Put a Bluebird House?
There are so many factors to consider when you’re looking for a new home–a safe neighborhood, easy access to shopping, and not too close to the neighbors. Bluebird house hunters...
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Learn The Best Time to Set Up Birdhouses
Learn The Best Time to Set Up Birdhouses
There’s much more to birding than simply staking a feeder into the ground or hanging a bird house on a tree. A great deal of thought and planning can go...
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Cleaning Your Duncraft Tube Feeder
Cleaning Your Duncraft Tube Feeder
We thought some of you might like some helpful hints on cleaning your Duncraft Tube Feeders. Although cleaning isn’t the most favorite of bird feeding chores to do, it’s a...
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Learn The Best Time to Set Up Birdhouses
Learn The Best Time to Set Up Birdhouses
There’s much more to birding than simply staking a feeder into the ground or hanging a bird house on a tree. A great deal of thought and planning can go...
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Easy Ways to Clean Bird Feeders, Houses and Baths
Easy Ways to Clean Bird Feeders, Houses and Baths
I really hate cleaning, but I love my birds and I know that harmful bacteria can flourish in and around feeders, baths and houses. So I developed a simple cleaning...
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Learn How To Attact More Birds with WaterLearn How To Attact More Birds with Water
Water. Covering more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface, it’s one of the most abundant and most important substances on the planet. Yet when it comes to backyard birds, it’s...
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Helpful Tips for Attracting Orioles to Your Yard
Helpful Tips for Attracting Orioles to Your Yard
Helpful Tips for Attracting Orioles to Your Yard Bring these delightful birds to your backyard Orioles are one of the most colorful of our summer songbirds. It’s an absolute delight...
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Learn How To Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard
Learn How To Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard
Whether you’re attracting hummingbirds for the first time or just need a refresher, here’s a quick guide on how to attract hummers to your yard. When you’re attracting a new...
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Attract Chickadees
Attract Chickadees
Chickadees are cute, agile and friendly; however, the next time you hear a familiar “chick a dee dee dee,” listen closely because a chickadee’s call can tell you a lot....
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Learn How to Attract Bluebirds to Your Yard
Learn How to Attract Bluebirds to Your Yard
Do bluebirds really bring happiness? If that’s true, here are some tips to bring more happiness to your backyard. By now we hope you’ve chosen and installed our new bluebird...
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Learn How to Attract Cardinals to Your Yard
Learn How to Attract Cardinals to Your Yard
Cardinals are a welcome sight for northerners, there is seldom a more welcome sight on a blustery winter day than the flashy red male cardinal and his attractive mate. Even...
