Episode-228- Not So Squirrel Proof After All

November 23rd, 2013 The birds in my backyard are loving the new bird feeders. They took to them very quickly and can be observed all day taking their turns gathering food. For the first time in my life I've stopped to observe birds and can now actually recognize a few species. Being a part of Cornell University Lab of Ornithology Project FeederWatch is a great way to become better connected to...

Episode-225- Watch Project FeederWatch Week 2

If a picture is worth a thousand words then video must be worth more. Thus, there is not much for me to include in this session because I only want to show how easily the birds in my back yard have taken to their new feeders. I didn't know anything about the birds in my backyard and I figured there were only hawks (evidence of bunny fur gives them away), cardinals and Robbins and of course crows...

Episode-223- Join Project FeederWatch

As if I don't have enough projects I decided to take on another long term fun project to help pass time in the winter. I never really spent too much time worrying about the birds in my yard but last year year my older brother inspired me to consider adding a bird feeder to my permaculture setting. That led me to break out the bird house my daughter built a few years ago and actually put it to...