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Benefits of Birdbaths In Your Garden.

marina — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:33:41 +0000

Birdbaths can make a wonderful addition to any lawn and garden
space. They are used to water and bathe birds and as a place for birds
to frolic in the sun with their avian friends. But birdbaths bring more
than just that to the garden. They come in many different kinds, shapes and sizes; you should be able to find the right birdbath to fit any lawn and garden decor. Read further to find out the many benefits of having birdbaths in your lawn and garden as well as some helpful birdbath tips.

If you set a birdbath out in your lawn and garden, it’s a sure bet
feathered visitors will come flocking, especially on warm summer days. Birdbaths run the gamut from simple to elaborate. Some are simple bowls that sit on the ground or atop pedestals or hang from chains. Others are designed as much for the people who watch the birds as for the birds themselves. You can also display eye-catching birdbaths as garden art. Once birds discover your garden bath as a reliable source of water, if placed in the right spot and kept filled and clean, your garden will come alive with their color, music and activity. You’ll discover the pleasure of watching sparrows, cardinals and other songbirds swoop into the birdbath for a splashing good time. If you have squirrels in the area, they might also delight you with their antics as they attempt to take advantage of your birdbath. A dip in a birdbath cools birds in summer, and it can help them keep warm in winter. Frequent bathing stimulates birds by keeping their feathers clean and fluffed. So keep the birdbath filled, clean and ready for whatever flies your way.

Here are some birdbath basics to follow to get the most out of your birdbath. Try to find a birdbath that is shallow and roomy. Ideally, baths should be 2-3″ deep and 24-36″ across. The sides should slope gradually. Consider the material your birdbath is made out of. Some materials like plastic are too slippery for birds and can crack with age. Metal dishes, if used, should be of stainless steel or other rust-resistant material. It’s very important to keep your birdbath clean in order to keep your avian friends returning. Use a strong jet of water from the base to clean the bowl. Keep your birdbath safe by putting it next to shrubs or trees that will provide cover and escape routes. Place ground-level birdbaths where they have 10-20′ of open space around them, but no more or you’ll leave damp birds exposed to hawks, owls and cats. In cold climates keep it from freezing by adding a heating element that insures it stays thawed. If possible, add a fountain of some kind to your birdbath. Birds are attracted to running water. Some birdbaths already come with some kind of water fountain feature. And lastly, keep in mind that standing water has the potential to attract those tiny annoying little bugs called mosquitoes, so place your birdbath somewhere that won’t be a problem for you.

With the help of these tips and ideas for birdbaths, you should be able to find the right one for your lawn and garden and be able to attract your feathered friends for a visit or two. The benefits of birdbaths are well worth the effort it takes in keeping them clean, filled, placed safely and picking the right one. Add a birdbath to your outdoor space today and enjoy the many perks they bring to your lawn and garden.

My name is Chris and I love the outdoors. I sell lawn & garden decor from my online store and strive to provide the best quality, low-maintenance, largest variety of lawn ornaments I can. My online store provides a lot of cute ideas for people to decorate their outdoor space and make it their own. Personalize your lawn & garden today with adorable bird feeders, bird houses, wind chimes, wind spinners and much more.

Wingscapes Bird Cameras

marina — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:10:17 +0000

BirdCam 2.0 Audubon BirdCam Timelapse PlantCam

These Innovative Digital Cameras captures quality photos and videos of your birds while you are away.

Smart Sensor technology ignores feeder movement and minimizes empty shots!

It is easy to use. No tools, wiring, or software required.

Observe Purple Martin, Hummingbirds and other birds in action with the Audubon BirdCam. Don’t miss special moments like the one bellow.

Red Bellied Woodpecker

marina — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:30:11 +0000

How to Attract the Red Bellied Woodpeckers to your bird feeders?

Provide the Red Bellied Woodpeckers with suets, any kind of nuts, black oil
sunflower seeds or cracked corn.

The Red Bellied Woodpecker is one of the most common bird species found
in Florida.

They have a sticky tongue (that’s 2 inches long), making it easier to
grab insects from deep cracks in trees.

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marina — Sat, 22 May 2010 23:40:58 +0000

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Why Should I Buy a Bird Bath?

A bird bath holds and provides water to keep birds cool and clean with water. Water is vital to everyone and everything including birds, especially on those hot summer days. Create a Bird Habitat and help their species grow in numbers. Watch the video of this mockingbird enjoying his time
in front of the camera while taking a cool bath in this bird bath.

How To Keep Squirrels Away From Your Bird’s Food.

marina — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:07:58 +0000

Do you have squirrels who frequently visit your yard looking for something that does not belong to them? Most likely you do.

Keeping the squirrels away from the bird’s food is not a difficult task. I had problems in the past about the squirrels digging into
my bird feeders all the time and I didn’t like that. I don’t like to
hurt animals so I wouldn’t be able to use traps or any other objects of that kind to keep the squirrels away from my bird feeders. I had to do something to solve this problem.

I decided to do some searches on my own to see which technique would keep the squirrels away from the Bird Feeder. I started my search with the squirrel proof bird feeder.

Providing the birds with a Squirrel Proof Birdfeeder will keep the squirrels out of the bird’s food. Some of the squirrel proof bird feeders have adjustable weight settings, seed saver baffle and a seed level indicator window. Others squirrel proof bird feeders have a motor that makes the perch spin, and the squirrels are flipped off of the feeder harmless. The squirrel proof bird feeders are high quality, durable and resistant.

(Squirrel Buster Plus)

When I provided the squirrels with a Squirrel Feeder it kept the squirrels busy. One day I hung a squirrel feeder away from my bird feeder and I watched the squirrels for several weeks to see if they would keep digging into my bird’s food or not. I noticed that they weren’t coming to my bird feeder as often as they used to. I started to provide them every week with corn until they forgot about my bird feeder. The Squngee Deluxe Squirrel Feeder not only kept them away from my bird’s food but the squirrel feeder entertained me too. Now I love to watch the squirrels bouncing up and down on their new toy which always has corn on it.

(Squngee Deluxe Squirrel Feeder)

Nowadays with these tough times everybody has been living in, it has been hard to afford buying corn as often as we would like. I can give you another suggestion to keep the squirrels away from your bird feeder and maybe it is not that expensive.

I have 2 orange trees in my backyard and I saw some of the fruit on the ground getting spoiled. I took some fruit to work and gave some
away to my coworkers, but I still had a lot in my trees. Until one day
I saw one of the squirrels eating one of the oranges. I found out that they love to eat oranges. That scene gave me the idea to provide them with oranges as well as the corn. The oranges are not expensive and they are great source of food for the squirrels and birds, providing them with a means of hydration.

(Squirrel Video)

Another fruit that a customer told me they eat is the coconut. She mentioned that squirrels love to eat coconut and depend on them as a food source. They prefer the fully mature, hard nut, but are perfectly happy to devour an immature nut as well. The coconut provides plenty of nutrition and moisture. They won’t eat spoiled old nuts or immature jelly like meat. The cardinals and chickens love the jelly meat. If the squirrels are extremely hungry they will also eat the tiny, immature nuts the size of golf balls. This is unfortunate since it ruins the stems of future nuts.

(Squirrel eating coconut)

The squirrels stopped eating my bird’s food. They know they don’t belong there and they will get their own food.

Do birds steal food from squirrels?

marina — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:40:36 +0000

My backyard always receives visits from birds and squirrels.

There are all kinds of birds in my backyard such as Cardinals, Blue Jays, Mocking Birds, American Robin, etc.

There’s always something going on in my backyard. I spend hours there watching the birds eating, flying, hiding between branches or singing. I love to stay there and take pictures of the birds and squirrels. Here are some pictures that I took.


Mocking Bird Eggs.	Red Cardinal on the Absolute Squirrel Proof Birdfeeder.

Bird Under Orange Tree.	Egrets.

You may be impressed… but squirrels don’t eat the bird’s food in my backyard because I provide them with food. I always feed the squirrels with corn and I feed the birds with sunflower seeds, safllower seeds and oranges. I used to watch the squirrels always trying to get into my squirrel
proof bird feeder until I got them a toy that they could play with. Now I love to watch the squirrels bouncing up and down on the Squngee Bungee
Squirrel Feeder (their new toy) which always has corn on it.

Something funny! Instead of the squirrels stealing the bird’s food I have noticed some birds have been stealing the food from the squirrels. When the squirrels are gone, (while they have the opportunity) I have seen the cardinals sneaking into the corn and eating the corn as fast as they can. When they notice that the squirrels are coming back they immediately fly to the bird feeder.

Squngee Deluxe Squirrel Feeder

Squirrel Eating Acorns.

In my backyard I have some orange trees. Lately I have noticed that some of the oranges are spread throughout the yard, close to my fence far from the orange trees. That made me question myself about what these oranges are doing around the yard and so far from the trees. I thought that the weather could have spread them around, but I wasn’t sure. So, I decided to spend more time being alert to what was going on in my backyard. I finally found out the reason that there were oranges spread around my yard. One day while I was there taking picture of the birds, I saw a squirrel holding half an orange high in a tree. The squirrel was eating the orange and it wasn’t even scared of my presence. I thought that was so funny that I decided to take pictures of that moment. Now I know that they don’t just eat corn or acorns but they like to eat fruit too. I’m not sure of how they are able to steal the oranges and carry them up high in the trees. Below are the pictures of this funny situation.
The squirrel leaves the Oak Tree.	The Squirrel pauses for a moment before going towards the Fence.

The squirrel can almost reach the orange tree.	The Squirrel jumped off of the fence and stole an orange off of the tree.

After stealing the Orange, he is seen up high in a nearby Oak Tree.	I think he likes his tasty snack.

He regained his hold on the orange so he won’t drop it.	He is devouring the orange. They provide hydration to squirrels so they don’t get too thirsty.

Snowman Bird Feeder

Administrator — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:27:14 +0000

Bring the holiday joy to your yard with this Snowman Birdfeeder. The Snowman Bird feeder is dressed up in his winter hat and bright scarf. With a smiling face the Snowman holds a tray full of seeds while waiting for his feathered friends to return.

15″ H x 8.00″ W x 16.00″ L

Get it at Outdoor Birdfeeders, Inc.

How to Protect Baby Birds from Outdoor Cats.

marina — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:48:09 +0000

I saw two little birds in the nest near my house which is unprotected without their parents near them. While I was looking at them I realized that the mom bird was watching me, just to make sure I wasn’t getting to close to her babies. While she was observing me, she was looking for food to give to them. She approached the nest and fed her babies. She was trying to protect them from predators.

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Window & Bird Injuries

marina — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:43:19 +0000

Windows in homes and offices kill as many as one billion birds each year according to researches done by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Most common problem that causes many bird injuries and deaths every year is the window.

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How do I keep ants from getting into my hummingbird or oriole feeder?

marina — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:59:14 +0000

You can get a feeder with or without the ant guard. If you do not have one attached to it you can purchase the accessory separately and attach it to your feeder….Click here