I had Blue Tits nesting in my garden this year in a bird box I had attached to the wall. You can learn how and when the Blue Tits prepare their nest boxes and when the eggs are laid and hatch. There are photos of my own wild birds as they rear their fami
Attach the back panel of the nest box 20 to 30 feet high in a tree using lag screws and washers. Orient the entrance to the south or east. References Resources Tips Photo Credits See More Animals How Deep Do Moles Dig? How to Build a Platform Feeder for Robins Placing a Nesting Bo...
Build a barrier. To keep nibblers at bay, place inverted crates or disposable cups (with the bottoms cut out) over vulnerable seedlings. Chicken wire can also be laid over a seedbed. (As seedlings grow, raise it slightly using boards or bricks.) “I made a cone out of window screen c...
Bluebird Start a Family Because their nest box is so easily seen from our patio and kitchen windows, we are able to watch the bluebirds' behavior as they build a nest and begin their family. When we built and set out two boxes, we put them at the edge of our lawn near a field ...
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It’s so easy to get adrenalized aboutFall migration. Some of the species who nest in the Canadian north country show themselves in our yard by the first week in August. By mid month, it’s not too much to hope for a wide variety of transients. (NOTE: In the excitement, it’s not...
Two summers ago, as I pondered how to address ground ivy(Glechoma hederacea)in the front yard, my husband stopped mowing there so the bees could feed on the plant’s early flowers and nest in the bare patches of soil between. By fall, when the ground ivy had continued to spread and ...
“Baby cuckoo birds know to push the other eggs out of the nest.”“We know not to cry out when we’re hiding from the killer.”“The natives have long known to build shelters for themselves to protect against the elements.”“Superior businessmen, like tacticians, know to keep their fri...