Fall Cleaning — for bird houses, gardens & bird baths

It’s hard to believe that birds can survive out there in the elements. Feeding seeds, suet and providing ice-free water for them helps a lot. But birds usually take only about 25% of their food requirements from our bird feeders. The rest of the time, they are foraging for wild foods. Attracting birds to...

Valleybrook Tuesdays on the Trail- Bird box building, September 27, 2011

Event Name: Valleybrook Tuesdays on the Trail- Bird box building Event Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Event Time: 6:30 – 7:30pm Description: Help build homes for the birds that call the Etobicoke Creek home. Afterwards we will install our newly built bird boxes and repair those already along the...

Birdhouse Guidelines

Birdhouse Building Guidelines Species Dimensions Hole Placement Color Notes Eastern bluebird 5″x 5″ x 8″h. 1-1/2″centered 6″ above floor 5-10′ high in open; sunny area light earth tones likes open areas,especially facing a field Tree swallow 5″ x 5″ x...

Bully Birds Are Back

With Spring in full bloom came an abundance of bully birds: grackles, starling, crows and their offspring. But with the summer holidays in full swing, they seemed to follow the vacationers and there was peace and quiet at the feeders and no excessive bird droppings to clean from the waterfall and pond edges....

How Birds Keep Warm in Winter

It always amazes me how such small creatures don’t freeze in the winter. Just looking out the window on a cold, blustery day in the winter makes me shiver. But birds have many awesome adaptations that allow them to survive even in the most frigid conditions, and understanding what birds need to keep...