Connect with Nature!
Connect with Nature!
We need all the pollinators we can get! Some people are surprised to discover bees taking up residence in a birdhouse. Since many species of bumblebees are in decline, you may want to consider the presence of Orange Rumped Bumblebees a positive! Before you decide to reclaim that house for the birds, consider these important facts. Read more...
Garden Time's Judy Alleruzzo visited our Beaverton shop to interview Scott Lukens for their April 11, 2009 program. Below are links to the interview, and a summary of what was said. Read more...
It is spring, so Audubon Society of Portland’s Wildlife Care Center will soon be busy handling the “huddled masses” of baby animals that find themselves at their doorstep. Often well-meaning backyard bird enthusiasts mistakenly believe they’re helping a baby bird in trouble, when less interference would be the best course of action. Read more...
James Davis, one of our local treasures, has a new book about where to go and what to see, month by month, in Oregon, Washington and B.C. Read more...
Although it is early for most birds to nest in the Portland area, some birds are preparing their nests and incubating their eggs already. One of our local birds that nest early is the Red-tailed Hawk. Do you want a bird’s eye view of the nesting process? Read more...
by Michele Dupraw Not only does NPR bring us the best news coverage in the country -- it also brings wonderful human- and bird-interest stories like this one. Click on the link below to enjoy Julie Zickefoose's article about birds watching us as we watch them! She includes a nice recipe for suet dough. I found that Yellow Rumped and Townsend's warblers really like it! Read more...
Watch Anne Jaeger of The Oregonian's Homes & Gardens Magazine interview Scott about how to thwart the squirrels at your feeders without driving yourself squirrelly. Read more...
Kim Singer of Better.TV interviewed Scott about feeding birds in winter. It will be shown on Channel 12 tomorrow. There's some nice footage of our shops, and of birds feeding locally! Read more...
Backyard Bird Shop is pleased to sponsor three airings of "On the Wing", a program telling the story of Portland's favorite flock of birds, the Chapman Swifts, on Oregon Public Broadcasting (Channel 10). Read more...
Here in the northwest we have Anna's Hummingbirds that stay here year round. How do these little tiny birds survive in the cold weather? Here is some interesting info about them. Read more...
Low fat diets may be good for people, but not for birds! Birds metabolize fat more efficiently than seed, so it helps birds maintain their high body temperatures. In the wild, birds scavenge animal fat from carcasses. Read more...
It’s unusual for us to get the winter freezes and snow here in the Portland/Vancouver area, but when we do, the resident Anna’s Hummingbirds count on our feeders more than ever. I have three hummingbird feeders that I keep going all winter long. When we have freezing weather, they are more popular than ever. When the weather drops into the 20’s, keeping the nectar from freezing is a big challenge. Here are some tips that may make it easier! Read more...
Sometimes, you’re glad to be in a mall food court or near a “restaurant row,” where enough choices are close by to please everybody. Have you thought of creating a Food Court for Birds in your back yard? Like people, birds have preferences about what, where, and how they like to eat. Here’s how you can build a Food Court for the birds in your neighborhood. Read more...
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Few things fascinate children as much as animals, so enthusiasm for backyard bird feeding can be shared by the entire family! As winter approaches, the care and feeding of backyard wildlife becomes my family’s counterpart to summer gardening activities. Read more...
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