Connect with Nature!
Connect with Nature!
One of the best investments in my garden is a Dripper-Mister from Backyard Bird Shop. I purchased it over 6 years ago and it has brought me hours of joy watching all the birds attracted to it. Read more...
University of Washington biologist Dr. John M. Marzluff has shown through several research studies that American Crows can recognize and remember individual human faces. Maybe that ability is one of the reasons that crows, ravens and jays all seem to be able to adapt to the human environment so well! Read more...
My backyard birds really love Mr. Bird’s nut and seed logs. I have offered both varieties, alternating between PecanFeast and WildBird Feast and getting lots of action on both! I’ve seen nuthatches, chickadees, Downy Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, Song Sparrows, House Finches, and even a Black-headed Grosbeak feasting on them. Read more...
Local wildlife photographer Steve Berliner, whose work graces some pages of our website, was recently recognized for his outstanding work. Read more...
This year we have more dragonflies and damselflies than ever before. Watching nature inevitably leads to questions like: “What is that called? How does it reproduce? Why is it doing that?” Read more...
Check out some of our Wingscapes BirdCam photos here! The BirdCam is a new product, so some of us are trying it now in our own backyards! It's an outdoor camera that can capture up-close digital photos and videos of your birds, squirrels, raccoons, etc. The Evening Grosbeak photo was BirdCam'ed in Scappoose. The Western Tanager pair visited Michele’s birdbath while she was at work in our Beaverton shop. Check out the American Goldfinches on a black oil sunflower feeder, a Rufous Hummingbird on a Nature's Best hummingbird feeder, and a Black-headed Grosbeak eating black oil sunflower seeds from a tube feeder. Read more...
In the last 16 years Backyard Bird Shop has always make it a top priority to offer only regionally appropriate seed that has been cleaned to the highest standards possible. And we’ve found that by working with regional seed processors, we can provide that seed to our customers at very reasonable prices. Sometimes you really can get what you pay for! Read more...
On my calendar, Spring, not January, begins the new year. I feel renewed energy and so do the trees, shrubs and perennials that are beginning to show signs of new life. The birds, squirrels, frogs and other backyard critters are full of new energy as well. Spring provides the perfect impetus to prioritize my backyard nature list. Read more...
March is double the fun for hummingbird watching as our hardy resident Anna’s Hummingbirds are joined by newly-arrived Rufous Hummingbirds, back from a winter spent as far south as southern Mexico. We admire these tiny birds for their stunning flying abilities and their feisty behavior! They zip around at 60 mph, flying up, down, sideways or backward with equal ease, or halting motionless in the air. Read more...
Look these birds up in your field guide, and watch for them in your backyard this spring! Read more...
Does your watching birds, squirrels, and mason bees brighten your days and serve as an oasis from the pressures of modern life? Read more...
Running water foils mosquito reproduction! Read more...
Environmental concerns are trendy now, and even though I know it's not new, I'm glad the Green movement is gaining momentum! Read more...
It’s hard to find the words to describe my feelings eleven years ago when the first rail car from North Dakota with 130,000 pounds of sunflower seed rolled onto the siding next to our warehouse in northwest Portland. After all, we were still learning about retail, much less seed distribution! Read more...
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