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Autumn has arrived

by Ian Morton
As much as we hate to admit it, Summer has drawn to a close and Autumn has begun. Slowly the mornings staying darker longer and a definite chill in...
Posted in Birds, Garden

Bird Feeders Buying Guide

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Bird Feeders Buying Guide A bird table can be an attractive addition to your garden and a welcome source of food for birds. A bird table is suitab...
Posted in Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Garden, Insects, Instructional Guides

Bird Baths Buying Guide

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Bird Baths Buying Guide A bird bath can be an attractive addition to your garden and a welcome source of water for birds. New Zealand Made Bird Bat...
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Ways to Help Birds in Bad Weather

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Wintertime, and the living’ ain’t easy. Birds are hungry, and the weather is cold. We all know by now that birds can survive without our help in th...
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Consider introducing a feeding station for your garden birds!

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During the colder months, many people do not realize how greatly birds struggle. If cold, blustery days are not enough for them to endure, long, co...
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Autumn bird feeding

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What’s the best food for autumn bird feeding? Birds need to stock up on fatty and high-protein seeds as they prepare for the winter. While many wil...
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Bees and wasps at your bird feeder - Solutions

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Sugar-water solutions Honeybees and wasps may be attracted to your feeder. Strong sugar solutions will be more  attractive to insects than the we...
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Attracting Tuis to Your Feeder

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Tuis and other syrup feeding birds are attracted by the colour red because most of their food is found on plants and trees which have this colour f...
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Joy is in the doing

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 Creative Woodcraft’s Wild Bird & Nature Store – Home & Garden I recently had the pleasure of spending a couple hours watching the cre...
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Creating a Bird Garden

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Creative Woodcraft's Wild Bird & Nature Store - Home & Garden  Elements of a bird garden: Food—Consider native shrubs, trees and flowers t...
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WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO PUT UP A BIRD NEST BOX..

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 Contrary to popular belief, there is no “best” time to put up bird nest boxes.. Birds will quickly become familiar with boxes erected during the ...
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Autumn Bird Feeding

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Autumn is a great time to feed the birds, and the right autumn bird feeding tips can help attract a wide variety of birds to your garden. Autumn B...
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