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Where To Hang Hummingbird Feeders
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With their miniature size and unique ability to hover in mid-air, hummingbirds are fascinating to watch. Many people hang feeders to attract the tiny birds. While hummingbirds usually find backyard feeders without any trouble, some places in your yard are better to hang them than others.
Care and Maintenance of Hummingbird Feeders
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Summary: Once feeding hummingbirds becomes part of your backyard routine, it’s necessary to keep the feeders clean. Consider how difficult cleaning the various styles will be when choosing feeders for your yard. Clean feeders attract hummingbirds and ensure the sugar-water mix doesn’t grow mold and bacteria that could hurt them.
5 Ornament Crafts that are for the Birds
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You can help feed the birds in your neighborhood – it's not expensive and it can be a lot of fun. The bird experts at Southern States have five fun ornament crafts for the bird lovers in your family!
Birdwatching in Springtime
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Springtime can be an extremely busy time for your backyard avian friends. Some birds may have just returned from migrating, whereas others may be out looking for a mate. A lot of preparation goes into a thriving and successful nesting season. Helping these birds during nesting season can encourage safe and healthy babies to join the world and become happy new members of nature.
Wild Bird Feeder Record Keeping
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Do you have a bird feeder in your yard? Birdwatching is a great activity for family members of all ages. Make birdwatching a family event at your house and keep a wild bird journal to record all the different types of birds that visit your backyard feeder.
The Benefits of Birding
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Of course, birding is fun! The activity has millions of adherents the world over, yet the joys of birding are seemingly lost on people who have never been. Birding offers tons of benefits for people of all ages and abilities.
Choosing A Birdhouse For Nesting Birds
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With spring being weeks away, bird nesting season is rapidly approaching. Nests provide a sense of security as well as a safe environment to lay eggs and raise young birds. Preparing for nesting birds and new arrivals is an exciting part of backyard birding and creating the perfect nesting oasis for your avian visitors can be easily achieved. With every decision you make, remember that there should always be an element of safety. The safest backyards will always be welcoming to feathered visitors.
Teaching Kids About Wild Birds
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Birdwatching is great for children because it provides opportunities to be outdoors and instills an appreciation for science and nature that can last a lifetime. It is a hobby that all members of the family can enjoy. You can foster a love for wild birds by teaching your children about the types of birds that visit your backyard feeder.
Choosing a Bird Feeder
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Bird feeding can help benefit the local bird population and provide hours of enjoyment for homeowners. The first step in making your backyard a paradise for hungry birds is choosing the best type of feeder for you.